Euneva Christine Luther, 91, of Corsicana, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2020. Burial will be at Pattison Cemetery.

At the beginning of her struggles with illness at 91, she commented that she had lived a wonderful life, with few ailments and many blessings. She had only been in the hospital twice in her lifetime, in 1948 when her only child was born and in 2020, on August 17 when she experienced the effects of a brain tumor on Monday, followed by a broken hip on Wednesday.

Euneva Christine was born on June 14, 1929, in Emhouse, Texas, the fourteenth child born to the blended families of the late Bezaleel Ray and Minnie Eula Meador, and she was the last living child of that union.

The family affectionately called her Baby Angel, and they doted on her throughout her lifetime. After graduating from Emhouse High School, Christine worked in Corsicana at the telephone office.

While in Corsicana, she met James Lloyd "Jelly" Luther, and it was love at first sight. Shortly thereafter, they were married in Macomb, Mississippi, on May 22, 1947. Theirs was a love that lasted sixty years. During those years, they traveled the continental United States and internationally to Turkey, Germany, France, Holland, and Belgium with the Associated Pipeline Company.

After Jelly's retirement from pipelining, they settled in Navarro County where they became active members of Barry Baptist Church. The country girl from Emhouse attained a life of experiences and adventures that she had never believed were possible.

Christine was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, James, on October 4, 2007; and her siblings: Eula Ray Tallant, Thomas Ray, Frank Ray, James "Preacher" Ray, Garvis Ray, Sam Allen, Willie Mae Allen Owen, Verlie Allen Turner, Elmer "Judge" Allen, Jodie Allen Miley, Alvie Ray, Clarence Ray, and Marie Ray Adams.

Survivors include her daughter, Debbie Piel and her husband, Armin; granddaughter, Kristi Williams and her husband, Josh; great-granddaughters, Gracie and Kaylee; brother-in-law, Robert Luther, Jr. and his wife, Jane; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends. A2