Rhoda Reeves

Rhoda Joy Reeves, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at Southeast Hospital.

She was born Feb. 1, 1936, in Poplarville, Mississippi, to Rhodin and Jonnie Sutherland Hord. She and Henry Glenn Reeves were married May 11, 1963, at Opelousas, Louisiana. He preceded her in death Nov. 6, 2019.

Rhoda attended high school in Japan during the Occupation of Japan. She received her undergraduate and master's degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg.

She was a speech pathologist at Parkview State School and was founder of Horizon Screen Printing in Cape Girardeau.

She was a member of the Red Hat Society and garden club and was a Girl Scout leader. She was also an active member of National Federation of Independent Business, where she was invited to George W. Bush's first State of the Union address in 2002.

She attended LaCroix United Methodist Church.

Survivors include three sons, Kevin (Molly) Reeves of Olmsted Falls, Ohio; Dean (Kerry) Reeves of Cape Girardeau and Dru (Tara) Reeves of Jackson; daughter, Sara (Ron) MacCubbin of Cape Girardeau; brother, Larry (Rita Kay) Hord of Houston, Texas; 11 grandchildren, Conrad, Hayley, Meaghin, Brooke (Ryan), Makenzie (Isaac), Carter, Cooper, Branton (Hannah), Brennan, Clayton and Cameron; and four great-grandchildren, Hattie, Braylin, Jed and Asher.

Rhoda was preceded in death by her parents and husband.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.

There will be no service.

Memorial contributions may be given to Humane Society of Southeast Missouri (Capital Campaign), 2536 Boutin Dr., Cape Girardeau, MO 63701.

Online condolences may be made at www.fordandsonsfuneralhome.com.