of MIchigan City, IN
August 24, 1929 - February 29, 2016
Oneal Reaves, 86, of Michigan City, Indiana, died Monday.
He was born in Strawberry, Arkansas on August 24, 1929 to Lawrence and Mary Reaves. He married Pauline Sexton on February 2, 1947 in Strawberry.
He was an electrician at I.B.E.W. Local 531 and a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II. Oneal served on the board of the I.B.E.W. Local 531 Credit Union for 25 years and was a member of the ACME Lodge. He enjoyed gardening.
Survivors include two sons, Paul (Aurora) Reaves of Daytona Beach, Florida and Larry (Elaine) Reaves of LaPorte, Indiana; four grandchildren, Kristen (Andy) Doty, Sean (Sarah) Reaves, Michael (Angie) Reaves, Brett (Darya) McNeal; six great-grandchildren, Caeleigh Reaves, Kasey Reaves, Taylor Reaves, Jack Doty, Kate Doty, and Demitri McNeal; brother-in-law, Jim (Carolyn) Sexton.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Pauline Reaves; daughter, Marilyn Coffee; sister, Corey; brother, Floyd; and his special friend, Maria Wandry.
Graveside services will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Ward Cemetery in Strawberry under the direction of Roller-Crouch-McGee Funeral Home of Cave City.
Visitation was at Ott/Haverstock Funeral Chapel in Michigan City, Indiana.