Billie Jo Sterling

Billie Jo Kennedy Sterling passed away Friday, November 2, 2018 at approximately 9:00 a.m.Memorial services, under direction of Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home, will be held Monday,November 5, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, Snyder, Texas With Reverend Kevin Phillips officiating.  Interment  will follow at Hillside Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Sunday, November 4, 2018, from 4-5:00 p.m. at Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.

Billie Jo Kennedy was born in Fairfax, Oklahoma October 2, 1930, to Rosa and Mark Kennedy.

She graduated from Ira Independent Schools in 1947 as Salutatorian of the class.  She loved playing softball and won several basketball all-tournament team trophies while attending Ira High School.Billie Jo married Howard Gene Sterling September 8, 1948, in Knapp, Texas.

Jo was a member of Snyder First United Methodist Church and an Ira Parent/Teacher Association member from 1955-1973.  She was the recipient of a Texas Life Membership in the Texas State P.T.A. in 1966.  She served as President, Secretary, Treasurer and on many committees of the Ira, Texas organization.

She was an avid golfer, beginning in 1972, as she served on many Snyder Ladies’ Golf Association committees.  Jo was Snyder Country Club Ladies’ Club Champion in 1978 and made her hole-in-one in May 1998.  Jo was a Snyder, Texas rural mail carrier 1989-1997, President of Snyder American Cancer Society, church Treasurer and Sunday school teacher for many years at Ira Methodist Church.

Jo is preceded in death by her son, Donald Howard Sterling, December 24, 1965, her parents, Rosa and Mark Kennedy, a son-in-law, Merle Blosser, one sister, Melba Kennedy Morgan and her great grandson, Holden Newell Erwin.

Jo, otherwise known as “Gran”, is survived by her husband of  70 years, Howard Sterling, two daughters, two sons-in-law, five grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.  Those being daughter, Connie Jo Sterling Dry and husband Douglas Dry of Lubbock, Texas, Connie’s daughter, Shea Nicole Blosser of Lubbock, Texas, Shea’s children, Scout Sterling Blosser and Cutter Sterling Blosser; Connie’s daughter, Brooke Noe Blosser Neal and husband Tyler Neal of Lubbock, Texas, Brooke’s children, Emerson Sterling Neal, Griffin Thomas Neal, Sawyer Elizabeth Neal and Collins Grace Neal; daughter, Leigh Ann Erwin and husband Randy Erwin of Colorado City, Texas, Leigh Ann’s son, Heath Donald Erwin of Colorado City, Texas, Heath’s children, Tye Howard Erwin and Shelbi Danielle Erwin, Leigh’s son, John Randolph Erwin, III and wife Carrie Erwin of Lubbock, Texas, John’s children, J.R. Erwin, IV and Caul Sterling Erwin, Leigh’s son, Chet Sterling Erwin of McKinney, Texas and Chet’s daughters, Grey Danelle Erwin and Rose Catherine Erwin.