Gloria June Biehle

September 11, 1942 - December 26, 2020

Services for Gloria June Sanders Biehle, age 78 of Longview and formally of Rockdale will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 31, 2020, at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home with Troy Bayne officiating, burial to follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at the funeral home. Gloria was born September 11, 1942, in San Angelo, Texas, and was the daughter of Virgil and Mary Eunice Sanders. Gloria was a graduate of Lakeview High School. On April 20, 1961, she and Robert Ray Biehle were married in San Angelo, Texas. They moved from San Angelo to Rockdale in 1966. Together, they raised three daughters, were cattle ranchers, broke and trained horses, and raised a host of other livestock. They were longtime members of the Rockdale Fair Association, leaders of the 4-H Club, and she taught riding lessons. Gloria worked for the office of David Pendleton and then opened an oil painting studio in the late 1980s. She loved teaching students from ages 3-97. She taught up until she and Ray moved into an assisted living facility in Longview in 2017. She was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church of Rockdale. Though her mind failed her in her last years, she never lost her love for the Lord. In the last hour of her life, Gloria prayed for healing for her roommate. Gloria passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020, at a Longview nursing home facility. She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert Ray Biehle. Sisters; Mary Virginia Sanders and Linda Rainey. A grandson; Scott Baker. Son-in-law; Glen Rummel. Parents; Virgil and Mary Eunice Sanders. Surviving is her daughters; Denise Rummel of Gatesville, Petrice Rummel and husband, Ronald, of Longview, Janese Poe and husband, Roy, of Houston. Brother; Billy Sanders. Sister; Kathy Hunt. Brother-in-Laws; Gary Rainey. Kenneth Biehle and wife, Darlene, of Thorndale. Sister-in-laws; Mary Towery and husband, Glenn, of Thorndale, and Brenda Johnston and husband, Thomas, of Tyler. Sister-in-law; Linda Biehle of Thorndale. Grandchildren; Ryan, Kurt, Chelsey, Emilee, Alyssa, Brittany, and Cody. Also, seven Great Grandchildren.