Naldia Wilma Reeves, 90, of Beaumont, died Monday, June 1, 2015, at Houston Methodist Hospital. She was born on April 28, 1925, in Singleton, Texas, to Marion Carl Burns Peteete and Thomas Eugene Peteete. She was a longtime resident of the Beaumont area.
Naldia grew up in the Singleton – Navasota area as the youngest of seven children. She graduated from Navasota High School and went on to be a secretary at Mobil Oil in Beaumont where she met her husband Gene. They were married nearly sixty-five years, before his death in 2010.
Naldia was a homemaker and wonderful mother who loved her family. She enjoyed cooking, shopping, gardening, and most of all, playing bridge at the Beaumont Bridge Studio. Naldia earned her way to Life Master Bridge Player in 1999.
She also enjoyed traveling all over the world with Gene, from the Great Wall of China, to the Great Redwoods in California, to Rome, Italy. Naldia was always up for a trip to Las Vegas or a cruise.
The past three and a half years, Naldia has lived in Houston at the Abbey at Westminster Plaza where she had many friends and caregivers whom she loved very much.
Survivors include her son, James David Reeves and his wife, Ebby, of Houston; sister, Robbie Downs of Beaumont; and grandchildren, Travis M. Reeves, Cameron S. Reeves, and Landon T. Phillips.
A gathering of Mrs. Reeves’ family and friends will begin at 12:00 p.m., with her funeral service to follow at 1:00 p.m., Friday, June 5, 2015, at Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont. Her entombment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association, P.O. Box 7015, Beaumont, Texas 77726.
