He leaves to cherish his memories, his wife of seventy-one years, Ida Mae Reives; one sister: Louise Reives Terry; six children: Matilda Reives Henkel of Las Vegas, NV; Joyce Reives Avant of Maben, MS; Jimmie (Derry) Reives of Fernley, NV; Bertha McBride of Maben, MS; Jacqueline Reives Wordlaw of Maben, MS; and Joe Alice Reives of Las Vegas, NV; seventeen grandchildren, thirty-five great grandchildren, and sixteen great great grandchildren.