"font-family:">Joan L. Reaves of Whitewright, Texas passed away Dec. 14, 2011 at age 90.
"font-family:">She received her Registered Nurse Certification at Methodist Hospital of Nursing before graduating from Indiana University. Joan devoted 55 plus years in the health care profession.
"font-family:">She is survived by one daughter, two sons, six grandchildren,14 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; brother and sisters-in-law.
"font-family:">Joan was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Ivy Reaves.
"font-family:">Graveside services will be held 1 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 19, 2011 at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Saraland under the direction of Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home.
"font-family:">In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or
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"font-family:">Arrangements by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Homes and Crematory, Fairhope.