Reba was a lifetime resident deeply rooted in the Fruitvale community. She devoted her life to caring for her family and providing service to her community. She volunteered her time and skills to many organizations and events, including volunteering at the Fruitvale school for more than four decades. She had tremendous energy and was always working on one project or another. She sewed and quilted and crocheted, making quilts and afghans, hats, scarves, and other gifts that are treasured by the recipients. She grew miles of vegetables and canned them all for someone to enjoy. She worked harder than people half her age, cutting and chopping acres of brush and weeds to keep things neat. Her great love was tending her flower beds, sharing bulbs and cuttings with anyone who asked. Each Easter, she made sure all the family graves in cemeteries across the county were tidy and had fresh flowers. Reba was proud of her pilot’s license and of earning her GED later in life after quitting high school a week before finals to get married. Reba was a member of the Lawrence Springs Baptist Church.

Reba was preceded in death by her parents, Fred D. and Eula Mae Smith Daniels; husband of 67 years Wesley Kline Haptonstall, and brother, Billy Daniels.

Those mourning her passing include daughters, Cynthia Ann Hague and John, Gail Wade and Bruce Hinshaw, Erica Jessup, Diana McBurnett, and Vonda Carvajal; sister, Linda Daniels and Gladys Patterson; brothers, Bobby Daniels and Betty, Doug Daniels and Cindy, and W.A. Daniels and Malinda; sisters-in-law, Mary Lou Daniels, Marion Haptonstall, and Laverne Haptonstall; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren along with extended family, friends, and community.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to a military veteran or mental health assistance program or the Fruitvale Volunteer Fire Department. And go make something!

A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Nov. 8, at Small Cemetery in Edgewood, with Ronnie Daniell officiating. Visitation and refreshments will immediately follow at Pleasant Union Baptist Church Family Center adjacent to the cemetery.