Llewellyn Reeves Luke passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on June 29, 2025.  

Lou was born in Clayton GA to Lewis F. and Rubye D. Reeves. She grew up in Clayton but moved to Hollywood, Florida in 1948 and graduated from South Broward High School where she met her high school sweet-heart, Joe, whom she would marry in 1952.  She attended Southern Seminary in Buena Vista, Virginia.  After she and Joe married, they were stationed in Key West, Florida while Joe served in the Navy and Lou worked at the First National Bank of Key West.   After this they moved to Clayton where they both worked in the family business at Reeves Hardware Company until her retirement.  She was a devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother.  She loved to drive and enjoy our beautiful county and even told her children that she wanted to be a taxi driver just so she could drive around. 

Throughout their lives, she and Joe enjoyed time at Lake Burton, playing golf and traveling across the United States.

She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Joseph C Luke Jr, her parents Lewis and Rubye Reeves, sister Barbara Hickox and brother Lewis Reeves Jr.

She is survived by her children, Joseph C. Luke III(Angela), Linda L. Shaw (Don), James L. Luke (Vickie), and Leslie Luke; grandchildren Erik Shaw (Megan), Joseph Luke IV (Emily), Sterling Shaw (Peyton), Jessica Ward (Whit) Eli Luke (Birdie) and Chandler Houser (Ryan), sister, Fran Rogers, twelve great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

A special thanks to her wonderful caregivers and PruittHealth Hospice for all of the wonderful care she was given during her illness.

A memorial service will be held at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, July 2nd at The Chapel at Beck Funeral Home with John McCall officiating.

The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in her memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 262 Danny Thomas Place Memphis, TN 38105; FAITH, PO Box 1964, Clayton, GA 30525; or Sid Weber, PO BOX 485, Rabun Gap, GA 30568.

Beck Funeral Home, in Clayton, Georgia, is in charge of the arrangements and is honored to serve the family of Llewellyn Reeves Luke. If there are any questions, please call 706-782-9599. An online Memorial Register Book is available at www.beckfuneralhome.com.