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Roosevelt Reaux Obituary

Roosevelt L. Reaux, 92, of Great Falls, a retired Army command sergeant major, died of natural causes Thursday, Oct. 27, at his home.

His funeral is 2 p.m. Saturday at Mumaw Funeral Home in Lancaster, Calif., with burial at the Joshua Memorial Park Cemetery in Lancaster. O'Connor Funeral Home is handling local arrangements.

Survivors include his daughter, Asenathe Reaux-Miller of Temecula, Calif.; sons Clifton M. Reaux Sr. of Centennial, Colo., Thomas P. Reaux and Gregory F. Reaux of Lancaster, Calif., Freddie Reaux of Palmdale, Calif., Ernie Reaux of Moreno Valley, Calif., and Joel J. Reaux of North Las Vegas; sisters, Corine Hatton of Dalton, Ill., and Anna Belle Tyler of Deerfield, Fla.; brother, Freddie Reaux of Union, Miss.; 16 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille C. Reaux, in 1985; a daughter, Yvonne Reaux-Wyche, in 1995; and a son, Roosevelt Reaux Jr., in 1967.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Great Falls Tribune on Nov. 1, 2011.

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