Betty Jean Howard

Betty Jean Howard, 78, of Amarillo, passed peacefully on the evening of May 3, 2026, surrounded by her family at BSA Hospital.

The family will receive guests on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, from 4 pm to 6 pm, at Angel Funeral Home, 2209 S. Arthur. Funeral services will take place on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 1 pm, in the funeral home's Chapel of Angels, with Pastor Ronnie Neomeode presiding. Burial will follow at Llano Cemetery.

Betty Jean Howard was born on April 4, 1948, in Amarillo, Texas, to James and Janie (Yount) Roach. She was a medication aide in several nursing homes in Amarillo throughout her career.

Betty enjoyed gardening, puzzles, playing Bingo, and time spent with her grandkids.

Betty was preceded in death by her husband Jerry Jones, parents, James and Janie Roach, sisters, Mary Jane Banks and Victoria Dianne Roach, and brother, Thomas Lee Roach. Those left to cherish her memories are her sisters, Reba Vasquez of Mesquite, TX, and Elizabeth Roach of Huntington Beach, CA, brothers, James Roach of Amarillo, and Ray Roach of Bowie, TX; daughters, April Guthrie and Loretta Davis of Amarillo, and son, Jason McAnally of Amarillo. She also leaves the legacy of her granddaughters, Samantha Martinez and Alexis Davis, grandsons, Jason McAnally Jr, Nicholas McAnally, Ethan McAnally, and Timothy Davis all of Amarillo, three great-granddaughters, two great-grandsons; and numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, and many extended family and friends.