June M. Zinkgraf

June Zinkgraf 84 of Amarillo passed away Friday, March 4, 2011. Services will be held Tuesday March 8, 2011 at 10:00 A.M. at Evangelical Fellowship Church with Pastor Bobby File Officiating. Graveside services will be Thursday March 10, 2011 at 10:00 A.M. at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery in Houston, Texas. Visitation will be Monday March 7, 2011 at Griggs –Schooler-Gordon Funeral Home From 6-8 PM.

Although born in Duncan, Ok, in 1926, June considered herself a native Houstonian. Her parents, William Jesse Martin and Pearl Hollingsworth Martin moved her and her brother Gwen to the Houston area when she was only 9 months old. June lived the next 77 years in Houston graduating from Milby High School, attending Rice University, and marrying Joe F. Zinkgraf in 1948. She was Joe’s strong support in his machine tool career, raised 2 daughters, cared for family, and was a member of Houston’s First Baptist Church, Bible Study Fellowship, and the Delphian Society. Later June worked in a library updating service. In 2004, June moved to Amarillo where she attended Evangelical Fellowship and was a member of the Parkinson’s Support Group.

To all who knew her, June will be remembered as a gracious woman, who met the challenges of a 20 year battle with Parkinson’s disease, with great tenacity, grace and courage. She invested well in family and friends. She often said,” Everyone has a story and I want to hear them all.” We believe her life brought glory to her great God and Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.

June entered the presence of her Lord, on Friday, March 4th. She is survived by her daughters and their husbands Vicky and Louie Duck of Houston; Marty and Bobby File of Amarillo; granddaughters Catha Duck of Houston, TX; Crista Henderson and husband Nick of Kingwood, TX; Tricia Hulet and husband Dave of Valencia, CA; and Megan Schenk and husband Brady of Canyon, TX; and great grandsons Parker Henderson and Riley Schenk.Visit www.griggsschoolergordon.com for more information.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donation to Evangelical Fellowship or the American Parkinson’s Disease Association.