| Francile Reeves | |
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| Birth: | 1 July 1901? Mayalde, Zamora province, Castile and Leon region, Spain |
| Death: | 24 January 2012 Mayalde, Zamora province, Castile and Leon region, Spain |
| Age: | 110 years, 207 days? |
| Country: |  USA
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| Unvalidated | |
Francile M. Reeves (1 July 1901? - 24 January 2012) was a American supercentenarian claimant whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
According to findagrave, Reeves claims to have been born on 1 July 1901, in the Indian territory of Atoka, Oklahoma to Reverend and Mrs. McNeill. She died at 110 years, 207 days of claimed age on Tuesday, 24 January 2012, at 7:26 a.m. at St. Mary's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Sister Reeves graduated from Langston College in Langston, Oklahoma in 1929. She was a teacher, and her degree was in Domestic Science. Her goal was to teach colored children. She united in marriage to the late Edwin C. Reeves. Their marriage lasted more than forty-seven years until he preceded her in death. Sister Reeves joined Bethel A.M.E. Church in March of 1943. She served as President of the Parsonage Club for more than fifteen years. She supported her church and the youth in their ministries. She served in all of the offices of the O.E.S. #102 and served Cyrene Court #33, O.O.C. in 1948. She was recognized in 2004 for more than fifty years of service. She also held offices in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 261 and the American Legion. Sister Reeves was recognized by the Jackson County Bureau of Statistics that as of July 2004 to be the oldest resident of Jackson County, Missouri. Sister Francile M. Reeve's leaves to cherish her memories, her niece, VernaJean Reeves; faithful friends: Atherene Daniels, Marcelena Holden, and Ronnetta Brown; her Bethel A.M.E. Church family; and the Eastern Star Family. She passed away in 2012 in Missouri.
Sources
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84011449/francile-m-reeves
https://the110club.com/francile-m-reeves-1901-2012-us-ok-mo-t14938.html