Hairston

MILANO—Jo Ella Magee Hairston, 89, of Temple took her last breath on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, at her home, under hospice care, in the presence of her family.

A grave side service was held Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Milano Cemetery in Milano.

A native Texan, she was married to Orbie R. Hairston for 64 years.

Mrs. Hariston was a retired LVN from Olin E Teague VA Hospital in Temple. She was so proud to go to LVN school at King’s Daughters’ Hospital after she moved to Temple in 1974.

She was an active member of First United Methodist Church in Belton.

She loved to sing in the choir, serving college lunch and working with the other members of the United Methodist women—volunteering where she could.

Many knew her as the “Peacock Lady of North Pea Ridge Road.” Always a little diva, who loved her bling and her Facebook fans.

Mrs. Hairston was preceded in death by her husband, Orbie R. Hairston; her parents, Craig E. Magee and Dessie Magee Mason; her brothers, CD Magee, Craig E. Magee Jr. and Marion C. Magee; and a grandson, Christopher Cecil Jones.

Survivors are her children, Linda Maureen Jordan and husband Lonnie, and Elizabeth Ann Hairston; a granddaughter, Lisha Marie Jones; a great-granddaughter, Sophia Maureen Kirby; and a brother, John Cecil Magee.

Donations may be made to United Methodist Church in Belton.