In Loving Memory & with deep sadness we announce the passing of our beloved daughter & sister Yvonne “Dancing Queen” Reyes of Alpine on July 5, in El Paso, at the age of 59 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Yvonne was born in Van Horn on October 21, 1964. She never gave up on her faith in the Lord, stating, “Miracles do happen”. In the end, the cancer spread rapidly to where the treatments were not effective. We thank her team of doctors & medical staff for their efforts at the University Medical Center of El Paso.

Yvonne, a 1984 graduate of Alpine High School was a mainstay of Pizza Hut for over 30 years, won Best Waitress in the Big Bend area in 2010 & was recognized as August 2021 Team Member of the Month at Porter’s, now Lowe’s store.

Yvonne had a passion for dance that lit up her life & those around her. Her positivity, generosity & beautiful smile touched the lives of many she met. Yvonne’s love for dance was matched only by her love for her family & friends.

She leaves behind a legacy of love survived by her Mother Estella G. Reyes, Father Marin Reyes, and Sisters Nancy Sue Stoltz (George) & Eunice Reyes of El Paso. Debra Jimenez & Stacey Reyes of Ft. Stockton; sole brother Marin Reyes Jr. (Urnbearer) of Alpine. Numerous nieces & nephews from West Texas & the Permian basin area: Felixshia Nicole Stoltz (Urnbearer), George Anthony Stoltz, George Eric Stoltz, Liza Eileen Ramirez (Lector), Benito Matthew Jimenez (Godson/ Urnbearer), Briana Shanelle Day (Lector), Tristen Ilias Hernandez (Urnbearer), Richard Antonio Hernandez Jr. (Urnbearer), Micaela Macy Castelo, Nevaeh Julia Reyna (Urnbearer), Ruben Marin Reyes. Along with being a great aunt to five nieces & one nephew. Also survived by numerous uncles, aunts & cousins: Isabel Garcia (Mary), Jose Feliciano Reyes (Yolanda), Anselmo Reyes, Emma Vega (Eduardo) & Adan Reyes (Karen). Godchildren Nadynn Natividad Sendejo (Godd aughter/Lector), Dominic Alexander Scott (Godson/Urnbearer).

Yvonne was preceded in death by her grandparents Elfida & Tony Garcia, Leonor & Jose Reyes, her brother Eric Reyes, her aunts Soila Rivera, Juanita Reyes, and Patricia Llanez, uncles Manuel Reyes, Jose M. Reyes, brother in Loves Benito Ruiz Jimenez, Richard Hernandez, Michael David Castelo, cousin Diana Llanez & godson Ismael Javier Vega.

Yvonne’s family is grateful for the outpouring of support & donations by family, friends & coworkers helping her with medical care & services. A special thank you to Dennis Baca, Ruben Rios, Anna Martinez Lazo, Rory Contreras & The El Paso Intelligence Center Watch Unit (EPIC).

Rest in peace, dear Yvonne. Your spirit will continue to dance in our hearts forever.

Details of services are at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church: Rosary & Eulogy on Friday, August 16 at 7 p. m.

Church mass on Saturday, August 17 at 11 a.m. Burial following at Holy Angels Cemetery. Afterwards a celebration of Yvonne Reyes’s life at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church Parish Hall.

Services are entrusted with Sunset Funeral Home of Americas 9521 North Loop Dr.

El Paso, Texas 79907