Raquel(Rachel) Cruz Guadalupe Trejo was born in San Antonio, Texas on May 3, 1930 to Joe Trejo and Maria Campos. Rachel stepped into glory on Sunday, February 14, 2021 in Birmingham, Alabama. She married her husband, Calvin Gray, on December 14, 1951. Calvin preceded her in death in 2006, along with her daughter, Vicky Gray Schlensker, in 2007 and her granddaughter, Raquel Mathis, in 1983.
Rachel Gray was a wonderful mother and abuelita. She loved singing, playing the piano and violin and being a teacher. She was a member of Fountain City Baptist Church in Prattville, Alabama since 2006. Before that, she was a member of Columbus Ind. Baptist Church in Columbus, Georgia for thirty-eight years, where she served the Lord as the pastor’s wife.
Rachel was survived by her siblings, Rosa and Roy Trejo and her sister-in-law, Merrell Day. She left behind a large family of children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. They include Russell, Jeanette, Gary and Lisa Gray, Eddie and Evonne Mullet and Les Schlensker. She was survived by the following grandchildren: James, Linda, Kenneth and Miranda Gray, Judith Taylor, Marcus, Timothy, Brian, Amber and Chad Mullet, Leah Moore, Alisha Todd, Kelcie Julio and Trent Schlensker. She also had seven grandchildren-in-laws including Mariah, Elizabeth, Beth Ann, Tessa, John, Stephen and Fred. Lastly, she was survived by twenty-four great grandchildren and numerous nephews and nieces of the Gray and Trejo families.
Rachel Gray’s funeral will be held on Thursday, February 18, 2021, at the Ridout’s Prattville Chapel at 347 East Main Street in Prattville, AL 36067. Visitation will be from 2-3pm, with the funeral service beginning at 3pm. Pastor Rick Moore will be officiating the service.
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