Chely Lee Reyes

Chely Lee Reyes, 22, of Monticello, Indiana and formerly of Mentone, Indiana passed away at 3:15 pm Thursday, August 22, 2013 I.U. White Memorial Hospital, Monticello. On May 23, 1991, he was born to Jose L. and Leslie A. (Stephens) Reyes in Warsaw, Indiana. Chely graduated from Tippecanoe Valley High School in 2010 and then attended Vincennes University. He was employed as an electrician for Girtz Industries, Monticello. Chely attended Safe Covenant Fellowship, Monticello and was a member of Future Farmers of America at Tippecanoe Valley High School. He loved to work on his 1978 Ford Pickup. Chely was a caring and loving, son, brother and friend who would give anybody the shirt off his back. He was a free spirit and considered himself to be a cowboy who was born in the wrong century. Chely is survived by his parents, Jose L. and Leslie A. Reyes, Mentone; two sisters, Miriah L. (and spouse Zachary) Reyes-Davis, Mentone and Chayla Reyes, Warsaw; two nieces, Kacie and Kyndall Davis, Mentone; a nephew who is on the way and his maternal grandmother, Beth Stephens, Mentone. He is also survived by many aunts, uncles and cousins. Chely was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Talmadge Stephens, his paternal grandparents Jose and Ana Reyes Dueño, his maternal great grandmother Susanna Combs and his aunt, Luz Nereida Melendez. A funeral service will be at 1:00 pm Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw with Reverend Douglas Ohime and Reverend Leslie Cooper officiating. Burial will follow at Palestine Cemetery, Palestine, Indiana. Visitation hours will be from 2:00 - 8:00 pm Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at the funeral chapel. Memorial contributions are to be made to the Chely Lee Reyes Family, C/0 Jose and Leslie Reyes.