Ruth Cuevas Reyes, age 87, passed away on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 in Houston, Texas. She was born in Corpus Christi on July 5, 1931, to Manuel and Eva Castillo Cuevas. After many years, she retired from K-Mart, but due to her love of children, continued to work at various daycare centers in Corpus Christi.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her sister Zulema Rios, brother Adan Cuevas and loving husband Juan Reyes. She is survived by her sisters Naomi Cardona and Eva Garcia, brother Sam Cuevas and her five children, John (Sheila) and Armando (Norma) Reyes, Maricela Galabeas (Robert), Cynthia Reyes, and Diane Cameron (Mark). She was blessed to have had thirteen grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren and to them she was known as “Momo”.
Visitation will be held on Monday, July 23, 2018, from 4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., followed by funeral services from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., at Cage-Mills Funeral Directors, 4901 Everhart Road, Corpus Christi, Texas 78411. Graveside service will be held on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at 11:00 a.m., at Coastal Bend State Veterans Cemetery, Corpus Christi, Texas 78410.
Her family would like to express heartfelt thanks to the caregivers at Avalon Memory Care in Houston for their love and care of Ruth “Momo” over the past two years.
In lieu of flowers the family would ask that you consider donating to Alzheimer’s Association at alz.org in memory of Ruth C. Reyes.
