Norene Reaves

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust in me. In my father’s house are many rooms; If it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you, and I will come back and take you to be with me that you may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going. Thomas said to him “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the father except through me.” John 14:1-6 NIV

Funeral services for Norene Hampton Reaves, 96, of Conroe, Tx will be held on Monday, August 9, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in The West Conroe Baptist Church Chapel, 1855 Longmire Road, Conroe, Tx, 77304 with Dr. Jay Gross, Pastor of West Conroe Baptist Church and Rev. Bob Seal, Pastor of New Horizon Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Interment will follow in Garden Park Cemetery under the direction of Cashner Funeral Home.

Ms. Reaves was born May 1, 1914 in Coryell County, Pearl, Tx and passed away August 5, 2010 in Conroe, Tx. She has been a resident of Conroe since her marriage to A. E. “Gene” Reaves in 1938. After her marriage, she was a beautician in Conroe until resigning to become a full-time mother. Norene was a devoted Christian believer and charter member of the Conroe Church of the Nazarene. She served her church as a Sunday School teacher and Vacation Bible School director. She also served her church in the children’s ministry and held miscellaneous administrative positions. She was a life-time student of the Bible and treasured the depth and wonders of the Scriptures.

Ms. Reaves is preceded in death by her husband, Montgomery County Sheriff A. E. “Gene” Reaves, sisters, Cleo Coston and Mildred Moseley, brothers, Earl Hampton, Raby Hampton and Mabern Hampton, great granddaughter, Emma Grace Reaves. She is survived by her daughter, Carol Hamilton and husband Jim of Conroe, Tx, son, John Reaves and wife Connie of Conroe, Tx, granddaughters, Lisa Horton and husband Dean of Pueblo, Co, Lori Henry and husband Travis of Waxahachie, Tx, Susan Chapel and husband Christopher of Tomball, Tx, grandson, Scott Reaves and wife Kari of Conroe, Tx, great granddaughters, Tessa Henry, Sophie Henry and Avery Reaves, great grandson, Lane Reaves, sister, Ann Hampton Carter and husband Harry of Houston, Tx, brother, Steve Hampton and wife Gerri of El Paso, Tx.

The family will receive friends and relatives from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 8, 2010 at the Cashner Funeral Home Chapel, 801 Teas Road, Conroe, Tx.

Pallbearers are Scott Reaves, Christopher Chapel, David Dickensheets, Kendall Moseley, David Reaves and Stuart Traylor. Honorary pallbearers are Joe Corley, Bill Hampton, Dr. Travis Henry, Dean Horton, Marvin Reaves and Guy Williams.

The family would like to thank Dr. Gary Sharpless for his professional guidance, care and concern. The family also extends thanks and appreciation to Windswept Place care-givers, Shirley Zientek, Carolyn Bradford, Gwen Shird, Bennie Cisneros and Melvinna Porter. In lieu of flowers memorial s may be made to the In Touch Ministry of West Conroe Baptist Church, 1855 Longmire Road, Conroe, Tx, 77304. If you would like to leave written condolences for the family go to www.cashnerconroe.com.