Steve Thomas “Tommy†“Tater†Reeves, age 70, of Badin passed away on Monday, December 12, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center, Winston Salem. The family will receive friends at Hartsell Funeral Home in Albemarle on Wednesday, December 14th from 6 until 8 pm. The funeral service will be in the Hartsell Funeral Home Lefler Memorial Chapel on Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 11 am. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Mr. Reeves was born in Stanly County on December 22, 1940, to the late Clay Tom Reeves and the late Sarah Frances Herlocker Reeves. He is survived by a brother, Franklin Croson Reeves of Randallman, NC; sister, Ellen Reeves Farmer and husband Jerry, of Lewisville NC. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society 1901 Brunswick Avenue Suite 100 Charlotte, NC 28207 or Central United Methodist Church 172 North 2nd Street Albemarle, NC 28001. Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle is serving the Reeves family.