Pearline reives was born December 2, 1930 to the late Lena and Mack Reives in Charham County, North Carolina. In the mid's 1930 the Reives family moved to Baltimore, Maryland thus Pearline received her education in the Baltimore, Md. public schools. She worked as a domestic worker. Pearline had one son David Thomas Goodwyn, Jr., four brothers Howard, Clarence, Oren and Lawrence who all preceded her in death. Pearline lived in East Baltimore where she enjoyed cooking, taking car of others and visiting family and friends, living life to the fullest. She leaves to cherish her memory her sister; Ruth Green, five step children and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.