Nora Mae Guidroz Reeves

Nora Mae Guidroz Reeves, 90, of Nederland, Texas, met her Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, January 6, 2025.  She was born in Grand Chenier, Louisiana on November 18, 1934, to Marie Miller Guidroz and August Guidroz.

Her family moved to Port Arthur, Texas when she was 10 years old so her father could work for Texas Oil Refinery. Nora graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1953. After graduation she worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company as a telephone operator in Houston, and eventually in the Beaumont – Port Arthur area.

Nora met and married Eugene Reeves in 1956, they lived in Port Arthur where they raised their three children, Tommy, Barbara, and Bruce. They opened a small business and bought and renovated rental property. Most of Nora’s working career was as a Dental Assistant for over fifty years. She loved her job and did it well, putting her personal touch on the operations of each office and adopting the patients as personal friends and family.

Nora’s greatest joy was spending time with her family, friends, and especially her grandchildren, hosting many gatherings throughout the years with her unbelievable cooking. She loved teaching her grandchildren the love for cooking and the love for great cuisine. She often took them to nice restaurants and allowed them to get whatever they wanted. Many outings included fishing, Mardi Gras, and many road trips. She had a quick wit, an adventurous spirit, and a servant’s heart. She was also an active member of First Baptist Church of Nederland, Texas.

Survivors include her children, Tommy Reeves and wife, Suzanne; Barbara Kearns and husband, Craig; and Bruce Reeves and wife, Michelle; grandchildren, Christopher Reeves and wife, Season; Leigh Anne Spencer and husband, Lance; Scott Kearns and wife, Julianna; Kyle Kearns; Bruce Reeves, Jr. and wife, Keri; Jennifer Rucker and husband, Elliot; Amber and Cary Harwood; and Jessica and Erick Tallant; great-grandchildren, Kennedy Reeves; Stryker Spencer; Olive Kearns; Brook and Bailey Harwood; Gavin Smith; Thomas Doyle; Bruce “Trey” Reeves III; Emery Rucker; and R.J. Rucker; and last surviving sibling, Paul Owsley and wife, Tracie.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Travis Reeves; parents, Marie and August Guidroz; sister, Edna Sneed; and brothers, Calvan Guidroz and David Guidroz.

A gathering of Mrs. Reeves’ family and friends will begin at 2:00 p.m., with her memorial service at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, January 12, 2025, at Broussard’s, 505 North 12^th Street, Nederland. Her cremation arrangements will be handled through Broussard’s Crematorium, Beaumont.