Betty Jane Mathis

Memorial services celebrating the life of Mrs. Betty Jane Mathis, 79, of Hughes Springs, Texas, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 2, 2026, in the chapel of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home in Hughes Springs.

Betty Jane Mathis entered this life on November 5, 1946. She passed peacefully from this life to her eternal life with her Lord and Savior on September 28, 2026. Through her journey of 79 years, she touched many lives with her welcoming smile, sense of humor, and unwavering love for family and friends.

Jane was born in Gilmer, Texas to Justine Gossage and Marshall Breazeale. She attended Hughes Springs High School, where she graduated in 1964. Soon thereafter she married her one and only Joe Allen Mathis on July 10, 1965. Throughout their 61 years as husband and wife, they built a warm and loving home, where more times than not there was the smell of amazing home cooking. She was a loving mother to her children Angie and Alan, and she loved the Hughes Springs community.

In her adult life she was employed at the National Bank of Daingerfield for many years, and later became the Office Manager at North East Texas Credit Union. She subsequently retired from her banking career. In her retirement she was a member of the Hughes Springs Sesame Club and greatly enjoyed her volunteer work for the Hughes Springs Area Public Library.

She is survived by her husband Joe, her daughter and son-in law, Angie and Tim Womack, of Longview, Texas; her son, Alan Mathis, of Hughes Springs, Texas; her four grandchildren, Kealey Saucier and her husband Nikolas, of Aubrey, Texas; Kendon Womack and his wife Dorothy, of Longview, Texas; Colby Mathis, of Hughes Springs, Texas and Kaelyn Mathis of Hughes Springs, Texas, as well as her five great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother Bobby Breazeale of Hallsville, Texas and her special cousin who was a sister to her, Nelda Adcock. She is also survived by her non-biological family, Elizabeth and Pete Espinoza, and their children Issac, Arleen, and Isabel.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hughes Springs Area Public Library, located at 215 East First St., Hughes Springs, Texas.