Jeanette Rundell Ashley

Longview, TX

Funeral services for Jeanette Rundell Ashley, 70, of Longview, TX, will be 10 a.m. Saturday, May 8, 2021, in the chapel of Dennard First National Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Hunt officiating. Interment will follow in Crowville Masonic Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 7 p.m. Friday, May 7, 2021, at the funeral home.

Jeanette was born on October 5, 1950 to Ezra and Marguerite Rundell of Delhi, Louisiana. She passed peacefully from this life in her home on May 4, 2021. She was surrounded by friends and family.Jeanette dedicated her life to teaching across Northeast Louisiana and East Texas. She spent 47 years sharing her passion for learning with children. She was an active member of Delta Kappa Gamma and Alpha Delta Kappa. She received many teaching awards and honors during her career.Throughout her life, Jeanette touched the lives of many. She was a ray of sunshine to all who knew her. She was joyful, compassionate, and loving. She was best known for her contagious laugh, bright smile, and sense of humor. To know her was to love her.Additionally, Jeanette was a strong and resilient woman. Despite battling cancer for 27 years, she remained a positive and outgoing person. She was determined to live life to the fullest despite lifes challenges. She enjoyed laughing with friends, adventures with family, and cherished her time in the classroom.Jeanette spent her Friday nights at high school football games cheering on her late husband Coach Gale Ashley, her sons, and all her favorite teams.She attended Woodland Hills Baptist Church in Longview, Texas.She was proceeded in death by her father Ezra, mother Marguerite, brother Frank Rundell, brother Dr. Jim Rundell, twin sister Annette Harper, and husband of 47 years, Gale Ashley.She is survived by her three sons, David Ashley and wife Kristine Ashley of Longview, Texas, Michael Ashley and wife Thi Yen Vu of Seoul, South Korea and Keith Ashley of Dallas, Texas. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Morganne Ashley, Aaron Lane Ashley, Stella Barton, and Jagger Barton.

Pallbearers are Bubba Bell, Bobbie Bruce, Jan Bruce, Joe Chapman, Donnie Harper, Kaye Sharbono, Mike Sharbono, and Cindy Tomlin.The family would like to thank HeartsWay Hospice of Longview, Texas for their support.

Online registry/condolences at www.denardfirstnational.com

Dennard First National Funeral Home

Dennard First National Funeral Home

Crowville Masonic Cemetery