Noma A. Reeves, 93, La Crosse, Kansas, died Friday, October 6, 2017, at Leisure Homestead, St. John, Kansas.
Mrs. Reeves was born October 18, 1923, in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Noel and Nima (Schwindt) Mellick. She was a lifelong resident of Rush County, Kansas, before becoming a resident of Leisure Homestead, St. John, Kansas, in September, 2012. A 1941 graduate of La Crosse High School, La Crosse, Kansas, she was a teacher before her retirement. She taught for USD 328, Quivira Heights school district in Holyrood, Kansas, from 1952 to 1988
She was a member of the First Christian Church, La Crosse, Kansas; and the NEA (National Education Association).
In 1943, she married Frank Cotropia. He was killed in 1944 while serving in the United States Army during World War II.
On June 11, 1959, she married Clifford C. Reeves at the First Christian Church, La Crosse, Kansas. He preceded her in death September 19, 2008.
Survivors include: one son, David Reeves (Tamara), La Crosse, Kansas; one daughter, Marsha Cain, Hays, Kansas; two granddaughters, Brianna Reeves, and Kimberly Roberts; one brother, Thayne Mellick, Moultrie, Georgia; and one sister, Marcine Durrant, Port Charlotte, Florida.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands; and one son in law, John Cain.
Visitation will be Wednesday, October 11, 2017, from 9:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. at the Janousek Funeral Home, La Crosse, Kansas.
Funeral service will be Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at 10:30 A.M. at the Janousek Funeral Home, La Crosse, Kansas, with Pastor Mark Sizemore officiating. Interment will be in the La Crosse City Cemetery, La Crosse, Kansas.
Memorials are suggested to Leisure Homestead, St. John, Kansas.
Condolences or remembrances may be left for the family at www.charterfunerals.com/locations/janousek-lacrosse.php.
Arrangements were by Janousek Funeral Home, 719 Pine Street, P O Box 550, La Crosse, Kansas 67548, 785/222-2517.