Helen Thelma (Spivey) Reeves (1915 - 1996)

Born 21 Jan 1915 in Whiteville, Columbus, North Carolina, United States

Died 10 Sep 1996 at age 81 in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States

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Biography

Thelma was born on 21 January 1915 in Whiteville, Columbia Co., NC to Clarence Richardson Spivey^[1]and Mary Love Watkins. She was married to Noah Ralph Reeves on 26 December 1942 at New Hanover, NC.^[2] The couple had no children. Thelma died at St. Petersburg, Pineallas, FL on 10 September 1996 and is buried at Whiteville Memorial Cemetery, Whiteville, Columbia Co., NC. ^[3]

Obituary

Mrs. Helen Thelma Reeves was born January 21, 1915, to Clarence Spivey and Mary Love Watkins. She was married to the late Noah Reeves. Mrs. Helen Thelma Reeves died September 10, 1996, and is buried at Whiteville Cemetery, Whiteville, NC. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH1P-LV6 : 8 December 2014), Helen Thelma Spivey, 21 Jan 1915; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 2, p. 837, Columbus, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
2. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ3-7R4P : 22 December 2016), N R Reeves and Helen Thelma Spivey, 26 Dec 1942; citing New Hanover, North Carolina, United States, p. 178, Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 276,140.
3. ↑ Find A Grave Index, database with images (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69629518 :accessed 17 March 2017), memorial 69629518, Helen Thelma Spivey Reeves (1915-1996), Whiteville Memorial Cemetery, Whiteville, Columbus Co., North Carolina; gravestone photograph by Shirley.
4. ↑ Wilmington Morning Star, Wilmington, NC. Thurs, Sept. 12, 1996. Pg. 4B. Funerals and Obituaries section (https://records.myheritagelibraryedition.com/research/record-10626-625863/star-news : accessed 17 May 2019)

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZKL-5R6 : accessed 17 March 2017), Clarence Spivey, Whiteville, Columbus, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 44, sheet 4A, line 46, family 55, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1292; FHL microfilm 1,821,292.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPCW-JNY : accessed 17 March 2017), Clarrence R Spivey, George, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 17B, line 52, family 67, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2195; FHL microfilm 2,341,929.
• Register of Deeds. North Carolina Birth Indexes. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State Archives. Microfilm.
• North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.
• State of Florida. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998.

Other Links

• Family Search Profile with sources for Clarence Richardson Spivey (https://familysearch.org/tree/person/LCCT-1SY/details :accessed 17 March 2017)

Acknowledgments

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