Marilyn June Palma

With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Marilyn June Palma on October 2, 2024 at Kaysville, UT. 

We celebrate the life of our mother and grandmother, who was born Marilyn June Reynolds to John Ivy “Cap" Reynolds and Lola Abbott on October 1, 1934, in Simpson, Johnson County, Illinois. She had one unnamed sister who died shortly after birth [1932]. June grew up in Peoria IL and graduated from Manuel Training High School, where she met and married [div.] Donald Joseph Asquith. After he was discharged from the navy in San Diego, they moved first to Lancaster CA, then settled in San Jose. She lived most of her life in the same home they bought together in 1959. 

June is survived by her three sons: Anthony Joe Asquith, Sr., Donald Vincent Asquith, and Brett Michael Asquith, and their respective families. She has nine grandchildren and soon to be seven great-grandchildren. Tony [Marta Zamora Zamora] has a son, Anthony Joe Asquith, Jr., Vince [Petronila Amador Cano] has two daughters, Nicole Asquith and Marilyn [Asquith Amador], and Brett [Teresa Trussell] has five sons and one daughter: Justin, Joshua [Ly Dang], Matthew [Joni Koçillari], Emilee [Zach Englert], Daniel and Noah. June’s great-grandchildren are Jericho and Atlas [Justin], Odysseus “Ody" [Joshua], Liam [Emilee], and Skyla and Oliver “Ollie" [Noah]. 

June also was married [div.] to Roberto A. Palma. June spent her 38-year career working for Lockheed-Martin in Sunnyvale, CA as a department/division secretary and administrative assistant. She received several awards, and recognitions during her career. As a woman of faith, June was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in south San Jose. She served three missions for the Church and enjoyed family history research and participating in temple worship. She was a daughter of the American Revolution. June collected cooking recipes and wrote her autobiography, which she titled “That’s my Story and I’m Sticking to It!”. As a gifted, lifelong seamstress, she loved to sew her own clothes, and knit baby afghans. She lived to travel, and visited much of Europe, the Holy Land, Mexico, and Central America. 

She went on several cruises. She loved to dance, laugh, and spend time with her family and friends. 

 June will be laid to rest at 11:00 am on Tuesday, October 22nd at the Alexander Cemetery in Forest City, North Carolina. 

God be with you, dear Mother, 'til we meet again.