IN LOVING MEMORY OF

June M.

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Kale

Jun 19, 1937 — Apr 1, 2017

Obituary

Funeral services for June Maund Pearce Kale, 79, will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at Downs Funeral Home in Marshall, TX with Graveside services at the Myrtle Springs Cemetery in Geneva, TX at 2PM. Rev. David Badders from Hospice of East Texas will be presiding. The family will receive visitors at Downs Funeral Home on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, from 6-8PM.

June left peacefully to be with her Heavenly Father on Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Marshall, Texas surrounded by her family. She was born June 19, 1937, in Hemphill, Texas to William Belmont and Gladys Maund. She attended public schools in Sabine County and later graduated from Webster High School after her family relocated to League City, TX. After high school, she graduated from a business college in the Houston area before going to work for the Texas Employment Commission / Texas Workforce Commission where she worked in the Marshall, Longview and Carthage offices for nearly 30 years until her retirement in 1999.

She was very active in church work and devoted years of service to Bel Air Baptist Church and Victory Baptist Church until her recent illness. She was a true servant of Christ.  She took pleasure in serving others by taking them to the doctor, serving on the church food committee, helping with VBS and numerous other functions. She was a strong individual that stood firm on the foundation and discipline of her Baptist faith. She adored all her children and grandchildren, loving each as if they were her own.

June was preceded in death by her parents, William and Gladys Maund; her brother, Melvin Maund; an infant brother and a sister that died during birth; and her first husband of 21 years, Fred Pearce, Sr.

She is survived by her husband of 11 years, Jim Kale Sr, of Marshall, TX; her brother, Paul Maund, and wife, Mary, of Longview, TX; son, Byron Pearce, and wife, Kim, of Kennedale, TX; step-daughter, Sheryle Redmon, and husband, Jack, of Marshall, TX; step-daughter, Cathy Simmons, and husband, Randy, of Marshall, TX; step-son, Jim Kale, Jr., and Ken Williams of Longview TX; her grandchildren Paige, Sean, Jaime and Michelle Pearce of Kennedale, TX; her step-grand-children Kacy Hankins and husband, Trevor, of Keller, TX; Anna Redmon and Ryan Burks of Dallas, TX; Sam Redmon of Marshall, TX; Whitnie Willis and husband, John, of Auburn, AL; Mackenzie Simmons of Marshall,TX; Courtney Kale of Shreveport, LA; and Caitlyn Kale of Longview, TX. In addition, she leaves behind a number of great-grandchildren, cousins, nieces, nephews, close friends, and numerous lives that she touched during the span of her life.

Pallbearers will be Jim Kale, Jr., Paul Maund, Byron Pearce, Sean Pearce, Jack Redmon, and Randy Simmons. Honorary pallbearers will be David Gram, Ken Williams and John Willis.

The family has asked in lieu of flowers that donations be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital or the charity of their choice. Additionally, they wish to extend special thanks to Hospice of East Texas for their caring, compassion and love during this difficult time and to family friend RaeLyn Angel for helping care for her to the end of her journey.
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Tuesday

6:00 - 8:00 pm

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April
5

Wednesday

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Graveside Funeral Service

April
5

Wednesday

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