Belva L Reynolds

October 8, 1927 ~ August 23, 2019
Belva L. Reynolds, 91, of Princeton died peacefully at 7:20 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, at Heritage Health Nursing Home in Walnut, with family members at her bedside.
She was born Oct. 8, 1927, in Wyanet, the daughter of Clarence and Eleanor (Harrison) Smith. She married William Glen Reynolds Sr. on Dec. 16, 1947, in Princeton. He preceded her in death on June 10, 1999.
She graduated from Wyanet High School with the Class of 1945. She worked at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton and St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley as a CNA. She was a lifelong member of TOPS Club.
Belva was the first one on the dance floor at family events, and had a great sense of humor. She loved caring for people and she never met a stranger. Belva’s legacy lives through those in the nursing profession that she helped train.
Surviving are one daughter, Terry Drawyer of Sheffield; three sons, Bill (Sandy) Reynolds of Eagle River, Wis., Bob Reynolds of Lynchburg, Va., and John Reynolds of Lynchburg, Va.; 14 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Millie Frank of Princeton, Dorothy Carlson of Bradenton, Fla., and Betty Aspel of Wilmington; and numerous cherished nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; five sisters, Hazel, Lola, Marge, Margaret and Gloria; two brothers, Edwin and Floyd; and one great-grandson, Dylan Anderson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 30, at New Hope Church of the Nazarene in Princeton with the Rev. Laura Root-Tanner officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery in Wyanet.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, at the Grant-Johnson Funeral Home in Princeton.
Memorials may be directed to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Dear Grandma,
I want to first say that some of the greatest memories of my life are the times spent with you in the summer. I will cherish those memories forever. I deeply regret not spending as much time with you as I should have over the last 10+ years of your life. I wish my own children had gotten to spend time with you like I did growing up. You were an inspiration to my own mother – I see things that she does with her grandchildren now that remind me of you and makes me smile knowing that your spirit is always around and my children, nieces, and nephews still get a little of taste of Grandma Bell. You were beautiful, sweet, compassionate, and always understanding. Even though in my childhood and and my adult life I made decisions you didn’t agree with, your support never died for me and your love never faded. I will miss you with my entire soul until the day we meet again. I picture seeing you one day waiting for me in your reclining chair with a dim lamp on and many homemade treats by your side. I love you Grandma. Rest In Peace.