Services for Carleen Reeves will be at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, December 15, 2024, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in West Monroe, Louisiana.  Pastor Jon Tellifero will be officiating.  Visitation will be at 1:00 P.M. till time of service.  Interment will be held at 10:00, Monday, December 16, 2024, at the Northeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Rayville, Louisiana, under the care and direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Homes, West Monroe.

Carleen Reeves, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, teacher and friend passed away peacefully at home into the loving arms of Jesus, 11:35 am December 11, 2024.  She was 90 years young.

Carleen was born and raised in Pioneer, LA as an only child to Bess and Sybil Griffin.  She attended Pioneer High School where she played basketball and volleyball. She continued her schooling at Northeast Louisiana College (now ULM) where she graduated with a major in Elementary Education. She went on to teach first and second grade for over 25 years.

Carleen lived a full life filled with beauty from her gardens which overflowed with flowers in a home that she cherished for 42 years. For 64 years, she shared her home with the love of her life, Johnny Reeves, creating a legacy of love and family.  Together, they raised two daughters, Johnette and Tina.  Tina blessed them with three grandchildren who were the lights of Carleen’s life.  Her other bright light was the love from her eldest daughter Johnette. She has been a constant, with abundant laughter and unwavering devotion for her mother.

Beyond her family, Carleen cultivated many loving friendships, often meeting those friends at Not Just Pie or Kayla’s Kitchen for birthdays or just catching up.  She also loved meeting them at ballgames to support her alma mater ULM.

Carleen also loved supporting the Miss Louisiana Scholarship Organization where she and Johnny have been patrons for over 60 years. She was also a member of the Monroe Garden Club and Delta Kappa Gamma and a member of First United Methodist Church, West Monroe.

Carleen is preceded in death by her parents, Bess Selton Griffin and Sybil Bailey Griffin of Pioneer, Louisiana.

Carleen is survived by her loving husband of 64 yrs, Johnny L. Reeves; daughters, Christina Reeves Powers and son-in-law Paul, of Fairhope, Alabama, Johnette Reeves; granddaughters, Summerlyn Addie Powers of Nashville, Tennessee, Ashlyn Pearl Powers of Fairhope, Alabama; and grandson, Ladd Smith Powers of Fairhope, Alabama; along with other cherished family and friends.

Nona, your beautiful smile, funny comments and sense of style are what some will remember.  We will always remember how much you loved us.

Honorary pallbearers will be Paul Powers, Ladd Powers, and Ralph Reeves.

The family would like to say thank you to the Gardens of Somerset for the wonderful care for almost 2 years and a heartfelt hug to the wonderful home caregivers, Yvonne Jones, Porche, Nakethia, Sherry, and Meleta.  Thank you also to Erica and Lacey, with St. Joseph’s Hospice Care, we are so grateful for you both.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Miss Louisiana Scholarship Foundation.

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