Christine Kimball went home to God on March 12, 2024. She was born in Saco on Sept. 5, 1935, the sixth of nine children of Mildred (Plummer) and Oscar Letellier. After graduation from Thornton Academy she attended Gorham State Teachers College, where she met her future husband, Ervin Kimball. They were married for 63 years until his death in 2018. They lived in North Berwick for 4 years where Ervin taught school, then moved to Buxton when Ervin began teaching in Gorham. In 1968 they moved to the Gorham farm where Ervin's parents had lived. There was room for large vegetable and flower gardens, and lawns for family softball and volleyball games. They were blessed with 6 children. Family was very important to Christine and she hosted many gatherings and cook-outs. She was very active in St. Anne's church and the Gorham Ecumenical Council, and was a proud Democrat. She was the secretary at White Rock Elementary School in Gorham for 24 years, then later participated in the Gorham Schools' Foster Grandparent program. She also helped with the distribution of the Gorham Times newspaper right up until this year. Christine was predeceased by her parents, her husband Ervin, their son James, and six of her siblings. Her sister Eva and brother Sherman and sister-in-law Patricia Letellier survive her. Also surviving are children Mary Thomas, Sharon (and Mark) Beever, John (and April) Kimball, Robert (and Kathy) Kimball, and Kathryn (and Randy) Richardson, as well as 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and one great-great granddaughter. She was "Gram" to Michael Thomas, Mary Dibinga (and Pata), Susan Thomas (and Meredith Morgan), Jonathan Beever (and Laurie Pinkert), Kate Beever (and Michael Start), Emily Kimball, James Kimball, Patrick Kimball (and April), Dana Williams (and Michael), Shane Kimball (and Natasha Richards), and Ben Douglass. Great-grandchildren include NgolelaChristine wa Kamanampata, Dibinga Said Ervin wa Kamanampata, Henry Pinkert Beever, Caroline Jane Pinkert Beever, Ethan Kimball (and Izzy Sutton), Shawn Kimball, Evan Kimball, Micah Williams, Asher Williams, Hannah Williams, Benjamin Williams, Xayda Kimball, Archer Douglass, and Maisey Douglass. Ellowyn Kimball is her great-great granddaughter. A Memorial service will be held at St. Anne's Church on Saturday April 13, 2024, from 11 am to noon. All are invited to a reception in the church hall following the service until 3 pm. A private burial will take place later at the Hillside Cemetery in Gorham. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, the Gorham Food Pantry, St. Anne's Church, or the charity of your choice.