Billie Jeanes

Billie was born to parents Oma Frances Glover Jowell and William Earl Jowell in Mexia, Texas, on October 23, 1928. She was blessed with two loving sisters, Patsy Ruth and Johnnie Sue. Her father worked for Magnolia Oil Company and was transferred to Freer, Texas, where Billie attended school until World War II broke out. She and her family then moved to Houston, Texas. Billie grew up in Houston and graduated from Sam Houston High School. She was a woman of extra ordinary musical talent. Billie was majorette with the Sam Houston High School Band. She could twirl three batons at one time. In her senior year she was First Lieutenant in the band. She was elected Sam Houston's most beautiful girl. She was class editor of the Cosmos, the high school's newspaper. Billie was a member of the Civil Air Patrol Squadron during World War II. She served as president of the girl reserves. Upon completion of high school she worked at Humble Oil and Refining Company. She was later secretary to the president of Uncle Ben's Converted Rice Company for several years.

She met her husband Joe in high school and they married in 1946 at the First Methodist Church in Houston. Billie and Joe enjoyed spending their time together, especially on the golf course where she managed to achieve several holes in one! Her family was everything to her and she found great delight in her role as mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Her love for her family was selfless, always putting her family first, comforting her family and making them all feel secure and special. She was the greatest wife and mother a husband or child could ever ask for.

(Lovingly written by Joe, her adoring husband of 67 years, before his passing)

Billie is survived by her daughter Pam and her husband Lee; her daughter Kim and her husband Tom; her son Bill and his wife Pam. Billie also leaves behind her grandchildren, Jennifer and her husband Chris; Stephanie and her husband Michael; Kellie and her husband Brenton; and grandson Cody. Billie was also blessed to have 4 wonderful great grandchildren, Riley, Liam, Sebastian and Logan.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, June 28, 2016, from 6-8 p.m. at Weed-Corley-Fish North in Austin. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at Greenwood Cemetery in Fredericksburg, Texas.