Gary Reeves

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. -- Gary Lynn Reeves, 71, of Chesterfield, formerly of Louisiana, Missouri, passed away Monday, April 16, 2018, at the Mari De Villa Home in Town and Country, Missouri.

Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. until the time of service Thursday at Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana.

Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. The Rev. Don Amelung will officiate. Burial will be at the Fairview Cemetery near Louisiana.

Gary was born Aug. 31, 1946, in Cape Girardeau to Alvin Thomas and Gladys Lucille Duncan Reeves Jr. He was married to Marilyn Jane Rule on Nov. 24, 1967, in Louisiana.

He is survived by his wife, Jane Reeves; son, Garret (Stefani) Reeves of St. Louis; daughter, Allison (Kyle) McGavin of Nashville, Tennessee; five grandchildren, Sophia, Lyla, Camilla, Lucy and Emmie; brother, Tom (Dorothy) Reeves of St. Louis; sister, Jan (Mark) Ott of St. Charles, Missouri; brother-in-law, Richard Rule; sister-in-law, Carolyn (Robert) Oliver; and nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Alvin and Gladys Reeves, and a sister-in-law, Sandra Pickens, and her husband, Bob Pickens.

He was a graduate of Louisiana High School class of 1964. He served in the Air Force National Guard from 1966 until 1972. He attended college in Kirksville, Missouri.

Gary spent most of his life working in the barge industry in various capacities over the years, and he retired in 2011.

Gary and his wife, Jane, celebrated their 50th anniversary last fall. He loved his two children and enjoyed his last few years with his grandchildren and retirement.

Pallbearers will be Jeff Ott, Clint Mitchell, Michael Maguire, Bill Terhune, Tom Reeves and Patrick Reeves.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or to the Siteman Cancer Center in care of the funeral home.

Online condolences may be sent at www.collierfuneral.com.