Miss Effie was preceded in death by her first husband and father of her children, James Carl Reeves, Sr. and by her second husband, Calvin C. Wright; her son, James C. (Jimmy) Reeves, Jr.; her parents, Claude Lee Kelley and Gladys McKee Kelley; her sisters, Lily Wright, Helen Mazingo and Frances Kelley; her brother, Sidney Earl Kelley and son-in-law, Harold Parnell. She is survived by her daughters, Ann Reeves Parnell and Carol Reeves Rambo (Bruce); her grandchildren, Brian Jason Goolsby, Aimée Brianne Rambo, Amanda Nicole Rambo-Jackson (Stephen), Nicholas Reeves Rambo, Brittany Nicole Parnell and Karri Alexis Parnell; great -grandchildren, Henry Rambo Jackson, James Turner Jackson, Harrison Reeves Jackson, Paxton Ray Parnell, Presleigh Grace Snyder, Nathaniel Grey Parnell and Remington Clay Parnell; her brothers Frank Kelley, Lamar Kelley and Claude Kelley, Jr.; her sisters Laurine Chappell, Lorene Turner, Sue Allen and Wandis Todd.
Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend will be forever remembered by her fiercely competitive spirit, a loving heart and unwavering dedication to her family. A lifelong homemaker, she prided herself on having an impeccably clean home with a delicious, home-cooked meal on the table. She was a lover of fun, frequently welcoming friends over for a card game, but she found equal pleasure sitting quietly on the porch watching hummingbirds hover around the feeders. She loved to travel, cook, read and shop.
The family wishes to send a special thank you to Courtney Brandon, Pat Erdmann, Jennifer King and Trizz Hunter for their devotion and loving care, as well as to the staff at Saad’s Hospice Retreat for their care and compassion.
Visitation will be held on Friday, October 9, 2020, from 9:00 am – 10:00 am with services immediately following in the chapel of Radney Funeral Home in Saraland, AL. Interment will be at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Saraland, AL.
Pallbearers will be Nicholas Rambo, Stephen Jackson, Tommy Bailey, Jr., Dewayne Hilliard, Vaughn Kelley and Russell Barton.
