Graciela Reyes

Gracie Reyes, wife of Oscar Reyes, Sr., passed away January 11, 2014. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Waco Memorial Park. Rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. Tuesday at OakCrest Funeral Home.

Gracie came from a large family of twenty children, the sixth child from the youngest. She had a passion for cooking, baking and catering to others' needs. She worked many years for Waco Independent School District with much pleasure.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Jose and Maria Elias; 12 Siblings; daughter-in-law, Melissa Reyes; and son, Ricardo Reyes.

She is survived by her husband, Oscar; children: Christina (Kenneth) Parker and Oscar Reyes Jr.; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brothers, Jose Elias, Fernando Elias, and Juan Rodolfo Elias; sisters, Sara Mata, Leticia Jimenez, Minerva Morin, and Elida Garcia; and her in-laws, Manuel and Angela Reyes; and many nephews, nieces, cousins and countless friends.