Jan Strong

Jan Carroll Strong was born November 3, 1945, to Ballard Farmer Strong and Hazel Dare Strong. Jan was the epitome of a STRONG woman!!! In her early teens she suffered seizures, which at the time was not understood as a medical condition. When Jan delivered her first child, she experienced temporary paralysis, at which time she was diagnosed with an aneurysm in the motor center of her brain. Upon becoming pregnant with her second child, Jan was advised by doctors at the Naval Base in Lubbock, TX to abort the pregnancy. However, Jan had a Strong faith in the Lord, and chose to be Pro Life before it had a name. She proceeded with the pregnancy under the direction of Dr. B.C. Dayton, and delivered a healthy child in a small town hospital in Hico, TX. In the late 1970's, Jan suffered a seizure that caused permanent paralysis to her right side. A decade later, doctors at Scott & White Hospital in Temple advised that the aneurysm which Jan suffered from, needed to be removed to prolong her life. Jan endured an 8 plus hour surgery, emerging with stroke-like symptoms. Being the STRONG woman that she was though, Jan fought back and regained her mobility, as she had done numerous times in her life. Jan continued to live the life that she was bestowed, until Wednesday, July 27, 2022 when she fought her last fight, and gained the wings she so DESERVED!!! Jan is preceded in death by her parents, B.F. (Snookie) & Hazel Strong, as well as her Aunt Delores Terrell, who encouraged and facilitated her through numerous rehabilitations. Jan is survived by her children, Tammy Kash and husband Tracy, and Tirza (Blackburn) Hartness and husband Shawn; by her grandchildren, Tasha (Blackburn) Homann and husband Justin, Tonya (Kash) Stone and husband Eric, Tyson Kash and wife Bree, Tanna (Kash) Billings and husband Tom, and Sierra Kash; her great-grandchildren, Harper and Hudson Homann, Karter, Kyler, Kreek and Kase Stone, and Tessa Kash; and by her brother, Ballard Terrell Strong and wife Mindy. Visitation 6-8 p.m. on Friday, July 29, 2022 at Harvest Hills Funeral Home. Funeral Service at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 30, 2022 at First Baptist Church of Hico, Texas with Rev. Neil Wade officiating. Burial to follow at Hico Cemetery.

Jan Strong

November 3, 1945 - July 27, 2022