Mabel G. Reeves-Smith, 97, of Columbia, Missouri died Saturday, April 25, 2015. Funeral services will be Thursday, April 30, at 11 AM at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbia MO. Visitation will be one hour before the service from 10 to 11 AM. The burial will be at Liberty Cemetery in Belle, MO. Mabel Glenn Reeves-Smith was born March 23, 1918 in Belle, MO to William B. Barbarick and Emma G. (Cahill) Barbarick. She married Raymond A. Reeves in 1940, she later married Ernest Smith in 1983. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Columbia, MO and while her health permitted was an active participant in the Columbia Senior Center.
Mrs. Reeves-Smith is survived by son Randy R. Reeves and wife Becky of Houston, TX; daughter Ronda J. Perkins of Columbia, MO; four grandchildren: Ramona D. Perkins, Staci L. Bouthillette, Windy K. Leighton, Kimberly A. Wilbur; and nine great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by both husbands, an infant daughter Louise M. Reeves, three sisters, and one brother.
