1940 - 2021
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend, Jean Elaine (Lemon) Milburn, 80, of Pasadena, Texas, passed away peacefully at 3:50 a.m. on Monday, May 10, 2021, in Webster, Texas, surrounded by family after a brief illness. She was born in Pelly, Texas, on September 19, 1940.
Mrs. Milburn was preceded in death by her father, Alan Jack Lemon, her mother, Arthur Mae Lemon, and her brother, Jon Michael Lemon. She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church of Pasadena, Texas, the founder of their Seekers Sunday School Class, a member of their Handbells Choir, and a member of the United Methodist Women’s group.
She is survived by her husband of 56 years, C. L. Milburn, Jr. of Pasadena, Texas; daughter, Kristina Lynn Milburn Lewis of Deer Park, Texas; granddaughter, Kara Lynn Lewis of Pasadena, Texas; sister-in-law, Sheryl Lemon of Friendswood, Texas; niece Jennifer Lemon Mauricio and husband Greg Mauricio of Friendswood, Texas; nephew Shaun Alan Lemon and his fiancée Shannon Kitchens, their daughter, Eleanor Grace Lemon and Shannon’s son, Charles Kitchens, all of Seabrook, Texas.
She graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown, Texas, in 1958, and she earned her Bachelor’s of Arts in Elementary Education in 1962 from Sam Houston State Teachers College. In 2011, she retired from teaching elementary school for 48 years in the Midland, Houston, and Pasadena school districts.
Visitation is Friday, May 21, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home at 6900 Lawndale Street, Houston, Texas 77023.
Funeral is Saturday, May 22, at 11 a.m. at Asbury United Methodist Church at 5354 Space Center Boulevard, Pasadena, Texas 77505. The service will be streamed live on Asbury’s Facebook page located at https://www.facebook.com/AsburyUMChurch/, and the on-demand link will be located on that Facebook page soon thereafter.
Burial is Saturday, May 22, at 1 p.m. at Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home at 6900 Lawndale Street, Houston, Texas 77023.
Green was her favorite color, so if you feel so inclined, feel free to wear or carry something that is any shade of green. Or, wear your Texans gear. That was her team. She would love that.
Pallbearers include family friend and fellow educator Brian Lee French, former student Bryan David Landry, nephew Shaun Alan Lemon, and family member Greg Mauricio.
Social distancing and wearing of masks will be enforced at Forest Park Lawndale.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Alzheimer’s Association by contacting www.alz.org or:
Alzheimer's Association
P.O. Box 96011
Washington, DC 20090-6011
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