Mrs. Margie Ruth Ziglar Reaves, affectionally known as "Margie", was born on January 15, 1928, in King, NC to the late Levi Ziglar and Bertha Moore Ziglar. She was one of 12 children.

She was a 1948 graduate of Carver High School in Winston-Salem, NC. In 1949, she married the late Lawrence A. Reaves who passed in 2011. They were blessed with four children.

Mrs. Reaves held several positions during her working years. She worked as a baker and cook for the WS/FC School System, the NC School of the Arts and Marriott Hotels. She eventually retired as a Nurse Assistant in the medical office of Hermann Schmidt. Mrs. Reaves was a member of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church where she served on the Deaconess Board and sang in the choir. She enjoyed cooking, baking, sewing and embroidery, gardening, and especially growing beautiful flowers. She will be fondly remembered for her quick wit and her good-natured outspoken bluntness, which often brought a laugh.

Mrs. Reaves passed away peacefully on August 25, 2026. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her son, Michael C. Reaves and her eleven siblings.

She is survived by her children: Lawrence A. Reaves, Jr. (Bridgette), Brenda R. Hunt, and Gene B. Reaves (Ann); eleven grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren and 1 great, great grandchild; a host of nieces and nephews; special friend, Deaconess Carrie Robinson.

Public viewing will be from 12:00 PM until 6:00 PM, Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home. Funeral service 11:30 AM, Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, 1400 Fitch Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The family will receive friends thirty-minutes prior to service. Interment in Piedmont Memorial Gardens.