Jerry Reaves, 71, of Abbeville, Georgia, died Sunday, January 30, 2022, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held 2 PM, Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Fitzgerald, with the Rev. Harris Johnson officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening, from 6 PM-8 PM, at the funeral home in Fitzgerald. Interment will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery, in Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Mr. Reaves was born June 28, 1950, in Roanoke, Alabama, to the late Shellie & Nellie Liza Smith Reaves. He was a retired mechanic and worked for Swanson’s Body Shop. Mr. Reaves enjoyed fishing, gardening and sitting outside. He also enjoyed working on tractors.
He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Beverly Mitchell Reaves of Abbeville; four children: Deborah Reaves of Cordele, Jimmy Bullington of Abbeville, John Bullington of Abbeville, Kayla Bullington of Fitzgerald; five grandchildren: Paul & Kendall Martin, Seanna DeBerry, Emma Tucker, Cordelia Hall and Kendrick Bullington; five great-grandchildren; five siblings: Barbara Ann Walker, Jeanette & Marlis Kitchens, Carolyn Griner, Mary Nell Graham and Brenda Carelock. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Pattie Wiley; his first wife, Martha Reaves; and siblings: J.D. Reaves, John Tyler Reaves, Jack Reaves, Frankie Reaves, Donna Sue Reaves and Jane DeBerry.