Gloria R. Ables, age 77, of Waco, TX passed away peacefully on March 4th, 2023 surrounded by her loving family at home.
Memorial Service: 11am Monday, March 13th at Park Lake Drive Baptist Church, 3701 N. 27th St, Waco, Tx.
Gloria Ables, known by many simply as Grandma Gloria, was born on September 27, 1945 to Juan and Consuelo (Huerta) Rodriguez in Waco, Tx. Grandma Gloria was a kind spirit who had many interests, which included cooking her signature dishes for her grandchildren, never missing an episode of Dr. Pol, playing bingo, and spending time with her church family at Park Lake. She also loved spending time with all her grandchildren and enjoyed taking them on many trips alongside her husband “PawPaw Terry. Even in her last days, she spent time with her great- grandchildren Rai, Punkin, Amya and Trinity playing dress up and putting on makeup. She also loved dancing and had a deep love for music that passed down to her children and grandchildren.
Grandma Gloria spent over 30 years working at Time Warner Cable as a dispatcher and then to supervisor. Our hope is that Grandma Gloria knew she left this world extremely loved. Our family will forever remember the strong, loving, caring and fun-loving woman she was in all our lives. Who she was, will live on in all our family and we will live our lives to honor her every day.
She was preceded in death by the love of her life, husband, Terry Ables; parents, Juan and Consuelo Rodriguez; siblings, Mary Rodriguez, Raymond Rodriguez, Ralph Rodriguez, Joe Rodriguez and Irene Calderon; and son-in-law, Robert Sanchez Jr.
Survivors include her siblings, Lupe Carmona of Alvin, Tx, and Becky Schoonover of Portland, Tx; her children – son, John Guardiola and wife Mary; daughter, Connie Tremont; and son, Rey Guardiola and wife Cynthia; grandchildren, Johnathan Guardiola and wife Veronica, Dylan Tremont and wife Taylor, Alyssa Garcia and fiancé Jovon Taylor, Zena Guardiola, Baylee Tremont, Benjamin Guardiola, Serena “last two outs” Guardiola; great-grandchildren, Rainique, Xaniya, Ezra, Amya and Trinity Guardiola, Hazell and Zander Tremont and of course her surrogate daughter and son in law, Linda and Johnny Lujan and surrogate grandchildren Kirston Deangelis, Kamryon and Kalista Lujan.
Place of Service: Park Lake Drive Baptist Church , 3701 N. 27th St.; Waco, TX 76708
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Im sorry for your loss there are no words that can make u feel better, its been a long time ur mom was so sweet & beautiful thats what i remember when we were kids. Yall are in my prayers!!!
My sincerest prayers and condolences for the entire Family <3 May the Lord give you His Strength <3
My deepest condolences to the family it really hurted me when I heard she was on hospice but then I comforted mysel remembering we are here on borrowed time n she’s Rip now . She was a great person when she was well she always made me laugh n she always Loved Buckie my daughter like a daughter. Of her own.She was an amazing person .she will be missed but God was ready for her . Praying God will give the family strength as I know loosing a loved one is hard.
My deepest condolences, I loved Gloria, she was special indeed.. may the good Lord comfort you all during this very difficult time..🙏
My Condolences to all the Family.Gloria was a wonderful woman..stay strong God Bless
My condolenes to the Family. I work with Connie, and my heart and prayers goes out to the family at this very difficult time. God bless.
Connie,
I am so sorry to hear of your Mom’s passing. She sounded like a strong, wonderful Mom and Grandmother. Cherish those memories. My prayers and thoughts are with you and your family.
My beloved friend, ran around together way before we both got married I will miss you Gloria RIP.
Our condolences to Gloria’s family. She was a sweet and fun person. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
I had the pleasure to work with Gloria at TWC for a few years. A truly wonderful lady. I will always remember her.
May the Lord bless you with His comfort during this sad time.
Dear Rey and Cynthia. I would to send my condolences to you . I’m sorry about your mom passing away. I loved your mom. I will miss your mom. My mom sends her condolences. To everybody. May God Bless you and everybody. May God give you strength. I will pray for y’all. Take care. God bless you. Love your bestfriend SandraCervantez& My mom RosalindaCervantez
Grandma in the time you were here I couldn’t put all the words and thoughts together to express how much I love you, but when I see you again I hope to tell you all of this. You were my first friend, my first best friend. You showed me how unconditional your love was not only for me but for your family. I would never trade all the time I had with you for anything in the world, all the tortilla making, butter eating, Home&Family episodes, nibbling on our ears, talking trash about Minnie Mouse and how she didn’t deserve Mickey or your silly songs you used to sing. So many little things remind me of you and it does hurt to know you’re no longer here but I’m thankful for the hurt because I know I got the chance to love someone so much. Although I wish you would’ve stuck around a little longer I know God is happy to have you back home with him in paradise. I’m confident I’ll see you again one day and we’ll catch up in heaven about all you missed here on earth. I love you grandma and I can’t wait to see you again.
I am thankful that my mom meant so much to everyone. From hearing the special memories shared by Alyssa and Serena at her memorial to seeing the numerous people showing up to say
their final goodbyes. It was truly a blessing to see how much she meant to everyone.
My mom brought laughter in our lives with her nicknames for us like Coneja, Pot tail, Z pac and
one she had for me that I better not share on this post. She brought half smiles to her grandchildren’s faces with her singing not because they enjoyed it but because they had to act like they did. She would cook a delicious dinner for us but would never join us to eat it cause she didn’t like her own cooking. We’ll miss her lemon meringue pies that were never completely ready cause we would always eat them before they were done.
What I’ll miss most is the life she brought into our home. The smell of homemade tortillas when she knew we were trying to go on a diet, the TV on 24 hours a day, her yelling at the TV while watching all her shows, her crying when people would leave the house but quickly changing moods once they stepped out of the front door. All these little things were my mom and what made our home so beautiful.
I know God calls each of us home but this one does hurt Lord. I give thanks to God for giving us the time he did with her and showing us the correct path forward for our entire family. Till we see each other again and I hear you say “Oh Gahlee” I love you and will never forget you.