Helen Joree (Jo) Hearn

A celebration of the life of Helen Joree (Jo) Hearn, 95, of Lubbock, Texas will be held at a later date. Please celebrate the life of Jo by visiting www.sandersfuneralhome.com. Helen Joree (Jo)Hearn died April 2, 2020 at home in the care of her family. She was born February 4, 1925 in Dallas, TX to I.F. and Rose Benedict She attended Forest Heights High where she met and married George Allen Hearn, Sr. in 1941 after which she joined him where he was stationed in the U.S. Navy in Bremerton, Washington. Jo retired from the business office of the Texas Tech University Bookstore. She was a member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church where she loved the members of her Sunday school class and ladies’ lunch group. She played bridge at the Women’s Club and with her dear Tuesday group at Pizza Hut for many years. She enjoyed golfing at Shadow Hills, dancing with her husband and friends at the Senior Citizen’s Center, and growing irises for show. She loved her many friends from these endeavors. Following retirement, Jo enjoyed a trip to Israel, Jordan, Egypt and Italy; took many trips with the UMC Seniors are Special groups, and volunteered at the UMC Senior Activities Center. She was an accomplished oil painter and treated her two Lubbock grandchildren to oil painting lessons and sleepovers when they were in school. Jo loved a beautiful yard and enjoyed tending to her plants. She loved many cats and dogs in her life, most recently her cat Toby, now deceased, and her dog Lady who is now in the care of her granddaughter and husband along with her cousin-dog Paisley. As a young mother she led groups of Brownies and Girl Scouts, taught Sunday school, and spent many hours watching her children’s competitive rollerskating practices and competitions. She was an excellent seamstress and made many of her daughter’s costumes for competitions. She enjoyed her son’s baseball and football practices and games and was a favorite mom among her children’s friends. Before moving to Lubbock in 1971, Jo worked in the office at Sears in Temple and Abilene, Texas. She also worked for McMurray University in Abilene, Dallas Baptist College and for Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s Special Olympics. She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years on May 28, 2000, and by her parents and her brother Veon Benedict. She is survived by her daughter Carolyn Hearn (Gale Campbell) of Floydada, son George Allen Hearn, Jr. of Fort Worth; four grandchildren: Tiffany Hernandez (Daniel) of Lubbock; and Trent Ulm and Jade Hearn of Fort Worth; Dustin Hearn of May; and four great grandchildren, Syde, Blaze, Kace and Ryker Hearn of Fort Worth. The family is especially grateful for the ministries of the Rev. Jennifer Holder, Dr. Floyd Pirtle and the staffs of the Palliative Care Unit at Covenant Hospital and Hospice of Lubbock. A celebration of the life of Helen Joree Hearn will be held at a later date. Memorials are suggested to St. Luke's United Methodist Church.

Helen Joree (Jo) Hearn

February 4, 1925 - April 2, 2020