June Bernice Percival

PERCIVAL June Bernice (nee Emery) Loving mother of Ron and Gary, a 34 year resident of Tucson, Arizona died Thursday, April 9 following a stroke. June was a few months shy of her 84th birthday. She moved to Tucson with her husband of 37 years, George Percival, when he was transferred to Tucson from Mexico in 1975. George died in Tucson in 1983. Her sisters Margaret and Audrey of Vancouver, British Columbia also predeceased her, as did her parents. June was born June 30, 1925 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada and moved with her family to Vancouver, British Columbia during the Great Depression. As a teenager she joined the Canadian army during World War II where she met her future husband, George. After marrying they shortly moved to Peru for 3 years and then Mexico for 22 years where June raised her two sons. She is survived by son Ron and wife Carole Percival, grandchildren Drew and Jane of Weston, Connecticut; son Gary Percival of Toronto, Ontario, grandson David and wife Elizabeth Percival, great-granddaughter Grace of Arlington, Texas, and granddaughter Courtney who attends college in Portland, Oregon. She is also survived by two stepbrothers, Vernon Philpott of Sydney, Australia and Fredrick Philpott of Vancouver and their families, as well as nephews Donald Plumb and Terry and Brett Callaghan; Paul, Donald, and Richard Barnby; and brother-in-law Stuart Barnby, all in Canada. She was administered anointment by an Episcopal priest on the day of her passing and funeral services are to be held on Friday, April 17 at 11am at East Lawn Palms in Tucson, Arizona.