

C. Mills Reeves, Jr., age 74, entered the Gates of Glory on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 surrounded by his family. He was born in Houston to Charles and Bette Gene Reeves. He lived a full and wonderful life. Growing up in San Antonio, he attended Woodlawn Elementary, Horace Mann Junior High, and then graduated from Jefferson High School in 1960. He attended Sam Houston State Teachers College as a walk-on football player. Being the scholar that he was, he finished his studies in one semester. Mills went to work for his father in the family pesticide business, Public Health Equipment & Supply Company, Inc. He retired in 2003 but stayed active in the business until 2011 earning many accolades. He was the proud 2006 recipient of an industry award, The Fratis L. Duff, M.D. Memorial Award. He was proficient in Spanish and used it in his daily business dealings. Mills spent 18 years with SFOA as a football official for high school and college from 1961 to 1976. He was a member of the San Pedro Presbyterian Church since 1976; the Elks Lodge in New Braunfels since 1973 and was an original member of the S.O.B. Lunch Group. He coached his son, Charlie, in little league sports. They enjoyed hunting and fishing together. He never missed an event for his grandchildren. Mills wrote the playbook on FUN. Whether you knew him as Mills, Chango, Dad, or EIO, he was one of a kind and had a larger than life personality. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Judith "Judy" Reeves; daughter, Robin Reeves Baker and husband, Jim; son Charlie Reeves; grandchildren, Lauren Reeves, Carley Good, Devan Baker and Mills Baker; great-grandchildren, Charleigh Adair Jacobs and William Ozley Good; sister, Susan Schwarz; brothers, John Reeves (Charlene), Mike Reeves (Leslee) and Randall Reeves (Sherri); aunts, Litzie Sauer and Marion Reeves; numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, May 6, 2016, at Porter Loring Mortuary North.
SERVICE
SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2016
3:00 P.M.
SAN PEDRO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
14900 SAN PEDRO, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78232
Rev. Dr. C. Calvin Reynolds will officiate. Interment will follow in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Helotes, Texas. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, www.stjude.org; Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, 600 SW 11th Ave., Amarillo, TX 79101 or San Pedro Presbyterian Church 14900 San Pedro Ave. San Antonio, TX 78232.
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