Jana René Johnson, 63, of Hereford passed away Saturday, August 17, 2019 in Amarillo. Celebration of Life Service will be Friday, August 23, 2019 at 10:00 AM at the Mendez and Mullins Family Funeral Home Chapel with Steven Liles officiating, burial to follow at West Park Cemetery of Hereford. Arrangements and cremation services have been entrusted to Mendez and Mullins Family Funeral Home of Hereford, Texas.

René was born June 30, 1956 in Friona, Texas to A.W. and Betty Self. René has been a resident of Hereford most of her life. She married Leroy Johnson in 1994. She taught Content Mastery and Special Ed Life Skills for Hereford Independent School District for 25 years. Prior to teaching in Hereford, she taught a few years in the panhandle area. René was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hereford. René enjoyed reading, going to the movies with her daughter Alissa, gardening, baking and always being the first to volunteer to bring the basket full of goodies. René was a caring giver, she contributed to the Hereford community in many ways.

Those left to cherish her memories are her husband Leroy Johnson of Hereford; a son Jarret May of Pueblo, CO.; a daughter Alissa Rincon and her husband Emilio of Canyon, Texas; two grandchildren Kylee and Axel Rincon of Canyon, Texas and several great nieces and nephews.

René is preceded in death by her parents and a sister Teena Self Woods.

Memorials can be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 5410 S. Bell Street, Ste. 411, Amarillo, TX 79109 or to the Gideons, PO Box 703, Hereford, TX 79045

You may go online and sign the guestbook at www.mendezandmullins.com