June C. Devon

Mrs. June C. Devon of Longview, Texas went home to the Lord on December 3, 2009, following a lengthy illness. Her husband, Thomas J. Devon Sr. predeceased her in July of this year. Mrs. Devon had been a resident of the Longview area since 2002 and was a resident of Whiting, New Jersey, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, and Oxford, Pennsylvania, prior to her arrival in Texas. A Eucharistic memorial service will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church on Friday, December 11, 2009, at 11 a.m. Mrs. Devon was a baptized Episcopalian. A family visitation in the Fellowship Hall of the church will take place following the service. A pending graveside service will be held in the Oxford Cemetery under the direction of the Collins Funeral Home of that city.

June Clear Devon was born in Washington, D.C. on June 14, 1923, to Robert Roland Clear and Alberta May Walters Clear. June was the youngest of four surviving children. Her parents, two sisters and brother are all deceased. Mrs. Devon was a fourth-generation Washingtonian. She spent her childhood in Washington, D.C. and graduated from McKinley Technical High School of that city. Mrs. Devon was a homemaker and secretary. During WWII, she worked for the SEC of the Department of Commerce. Mrs. Devon met her future husband Thomas in Washington while he was on temporary military assignment there. They married in All Saints Episcopal Church in Chevy Chase, Maryland on April 25, 1945. June lived in Oxford, Pennsylvania and then in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, while she and her husband were working. Mrs. Devon was a secretary for the Franklin Institute and Portec Corp. while they lived near Philadelphia. After retirement, they moved to Whiting, New Jersey, to be closer to the ocean where they both enjoyed taking walks and visiting with friends and family. June and her husband came to Longview to be closer to her son's family.

Mrs. Devon enjoyed sewing and handywork, having made most of her own dresses and suits while she was working, and crafts such as special Christmas stockings for her grandchildren. June also enjoyed cooking sumptuous meals for family gatherings. She also was devoted to her church and participated in a number of the service organizations of the Episcopal Church in Lansdowne. While in New Jersey, Mrs. Devon was a volunteer for America's Keswick, a Christian based rehabilitation facility for recovering alcoholics, and also was active in Bible study.

June Devon will always be remembered as a loving and caring mother, mother-in-law and grandmother, by her family who will miss her greatly. She is survived by sons, Michael J. of St. Mary's Co., Maryland, Thomas J. Jr. of Longview, with his wife Arlene U. Devon; grandchildren, Julie Devon Ancheta and husband, Richard of Little Elm, Texas, Jeffrey T. Devon of Denver, Colorado, and Laurie E. Devon of Longview; and two great-granddaughters, Presley and Charlee Ancheta.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations may be made to Trinity Episcopal Church or the Alzhiemer's Association. Special thanks are given to the kind workers of Summer Meadows and Heart'sWay Hospice of Northeast Texas.

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