JoAnn Lee, 93, of Spearman, Texas passed away peacefully on March 31, 2024 in Austin, Texas, having been surrounded by family.

Viewings will be held on Thursday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home, at 519 South Evans Street, Spearman, Texas 79081. Graveside services will be on Saturday, April 6, 2024, Hansford Cemetery at 1:00 p.m. with Deacon Braiden Vernor of the First Baptist Church in Spearman officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Spearman.

JoAnn was born in Spearman, Texas to Sada and Fred Hoskins.  The fifth daughter, born on the fifth day of the fifth month of the year 1930, with one brother to follow.  JoAnn married Johnnie Claude Lee on September 2, 1947, and shortly thereafter welcomed children Jock, Jolinda, and Johnette.

JoAnn's life was firmly centered around her family, church, and community.  She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother, sister, daughter, and friend.  She was tirelessly hardworking and endlessly dependable, never missing a birthday.  She loved to garden and host large family gatherings.  JoAnn was ardently dedicated to her church, the First Baptist Church in Spearman, teaching Sunday school and Bible studies, along with singing in the choir for more than 45 years.  She steadfastly supported her husband as he served the community as Hansford County Judge and General Manager of the Palo Duro River Authority for more than 35 years.

JoAnn modeled a life that we all aspire to live—one firmly grounded in a fierce love for her family, service to her community, and deep faith. Although JoAnn will be missed immeasurably by those she left behind, it is this deep faith that brings her family and friends comfort today. For we know that she has been reunited with many loved ones and her Savior, Jesus Christ, in Heaven.

JoAnn was predeceased by her beloved husband, Johnnie Lee, her parents Sada and Fred Hoskins, and her siblings Frances Kilgore, Vera Elizabeth Thompson, Sada Ruth Long, Winifred Hester, and Fred Hoskins, Jr.

JoAnn is survived by and will be deeply missed by her son Jock (Joyce) Lee and daughters Jolinda (Charlie) Marshall and Johnette (James Meehan) Lee, as well as her eight grandchildren Kara (Kevin) Freeman, Tyron (Melanie) Lee, Kristin (Katie) Lee, Allison (Collin) Fletcher, Erika (Robert) Rodormer, Amy Marshall, Joseph Marshall, and Katherine (Max) Hoffman.  She will also be missed by fifteen great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Family suggests memorial in memory of JoAnn be to the Station Masters House Museum, 30 South Townsend Street, Spearman,TX 79081.