OBITUARY: Noverta O. Reyes, 17 Mar 2002, Coke County, TX ***************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ Submitted by Mary Love Berryman - marylove@tyler.net 16 May 2002 ***************************************************************** The Observer/Enterprise, 22 Mar 2002, Robert Lee, TX Reyes Noverta 0. Reyes, 87, died Sunday, March 17, 2002, at Shannon Medical Center. Noverta was born June 6, 1914 in Shafter, Texas to Juan and Canuta Olivas. She was next to the oldest of fourteen children. She married Manuel G. Reyes on August 17,1940. She was preceded in death by her husband, Manuel Reyes, Sr and one son, Joe Reyes. Survivors include five chil­dren, Olivia and husband, Matt Basquez, Toni and hus­band, Michael Owens, Manuela and husband, George Eubanks, Manuel and wife, Luci Reyes, and Daniel and wife, Gayla; four brothers: two sisters, nineteen grand-children, and seventeen great grand- children. Visitation was from 6:00 to 8:00 pm Tuesday, March 19, 2002 at Shaffer Funeral Home Graveside services to celebrate the life of Noverta Reyes were held at 10:00 am Wednesday, March 20, 2002 at Fairview Cemetery with Brother Morris Johnson officiating. Pallbearers were grandsons, Martin, Ricky and Paul Basquez, George Eubanks, Joseph Reyes, and Joshua Eubanks. She was a loving mother and grandmother to all her family and all who knew her. Permission granted by Observer/Enterprise for publication in the Coke County TXGenWeb Archives