DR. TED A. REAVLEY

LAMAR- A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church Lamar for Dr. Ted Allen Reavley, 71, Lamar, who died Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, following a short illness. A private family burial will be in Lake Cemetery at a later date.

The family will receive friends prior to the service, beginning at 1 p.m.

Arrangements are under the direction of Daniel Funeral Home.

Contributions are suggested to Gideons International, First Baptist Church Lamar or the American Heart Association, in care of the funeral home.

Condolences may be shared at www.danielfuneralhome.net.

Survivors include his wife, Carol; two sons, Brenton Reavley DDS and wife Kristen, Parkville and Brian Reavley DDS and wife Megan, Fremont Hills and two daughters, Erin McNaught and husband Michael McNaught DDS, Nixa and Brooke Reavley RN, Kanas City, Mo. He took great pride in seven grandchildren, Zane Reavley, Halle, Claire, Grant and Wyatt McNaught and Ella and Jackson Reavley. He also leaves behind a niece, Stacy Gaier, Parker, Colo. and great-niece, Maya Potter.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Mary Nell (Reavley) Gaier.

Dr. Reavley was born May 26, 1947, in Lamar, to Dr. Jackson Watson Reavley Jr. DDS and Mildred Irene “Mickey” (Barben) Reavley. He graduated Lamar High School in 1965 and graduated UMKC in 1978 with his Doctorate of Dental Surgery. He then joined his father, Dr. Jack, in private practice. Dentistry was not only a profession for Dr. Reavley, but also a hobby which he greatly enjoyed. He was grateful for his patients and considered it a privilege to practice in his hometown. His son, Dr. Brian, looks forward to continuing the tradition.

He married Carol Diane Roberts on June 1, 1974, at the First Baptist Church Lamar and together they reared four children.

He was a member and Deacon at First Baptist Church Lamar, member and past president of the Lamar Rotary Club, member and past president of the Southwest MO Dental Society, Missouri Dental Association and American Dental Association. He enjoyed hunting with his family and was a member of the “Hekarwee” Hunting Tribe. He also served in the Army National Guard. He loved spending time outside and worked diligently to develop the Northlake subdivision in Lamar. He was technologically savvy and was blessed with the ability to fix almost any computer problem at home or at work. Above all, the main focus of his life was his beloved family.