Deborah Lynn Pearce

Deborah Lynn Hunter Pearce passed away peacefully in her Carmichael home on October 9, 2021. Debbie (as she liked to be called) was born on August 30, 1953, in San Francisco. She moved to the Sacramento area as a child and graduated from San Juan High School in 1971. Debbie met Chuck Pearce, the love of her life, at a holiday party neither wanted to attend. They were married for 50 wonderful years. Debbie and Chuck moved to Bergstrom Air Force Base in Austin, Texas, where they welcomed their two children Gary in 1973 and Jennifer in 1976.

After returning to Citrus Heights, Debbie was an avid classroom volunteer and eventually the attendance clerk at Skycrest Elementary School in the San Juan Unified School District. In 1987, she became a medical receptionist for Doctor Bruce J. Cohn for 23 years, then for Doctor Howard J. Homler until her retirement last year.

She is preceded in death by her father, Robert Lee Hunter (1925-1968), her mother, Julia Annette Hunter nee Porter (1928-2018), and her brother Robert Kevin Hunter (1964-2009).

She leaves behind her husband, Charles Henry Pearce, her son Gary Brian Pearce, of Missouri, her daughter Jennifer May Pearce McCoskey, and her sister Lydia Esther Kozvan. She also leaves behind four grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and many relatives and friends.

A celebration of life will be held on Saturday October 16 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at the family home in Carmichael.