A private family graveside service for Helen "Joan" Bardin was held on May 21, 2020 at Providence Memorial Park Cemetery in Winnsboro with Andy Corbett officiating. The service was under the direction of Gill First National Funeral Home of Winnsboro.
Joan was born June 14, 1941 near Willows, California and passed from this life on May 13, 2020 in San Antonio, Texas.
Devoted wife; beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother; and loyal friend to all who knew her, Joan had a lifelong love for family, friends, and hard work. She was a passionate horse and cattlewoman who never lost her love for animals (big and small) and the land. Her many acts of kindness and caring included her organization of trail rides, raising funds for cancer research and exceptional needs children. She was a strong-willed, independent Texas woman whose light and love will live on in the hearts of all who knew and loved her.
She is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 30 years, James (Jim) Bardin; her parents, Abe Robert "Bob" and Lois Houston; and her sister, Bonnie.
Those left to cherish her memory include her son, Jimmy Bardin and his wife Charlotte; daughter, Dawna Menchaca and her husband Todd; her brother, Bobby Houston; her sisters, Judie Houston and Linda Bates; sister-in-law Arzelia Bardin; five grandchildren, Amanda Menchaca-Firmin, Stephanie Bardin-Corbett, Lacy Menchaca, Allie Menchaca, and James Bardin; four great-grandchildren, Ryleigh, KB, Braddigan, and Harrison; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins; and many special friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donation be made to the Thrivewell Cancer Foundation in San Antonio.
Online condolences may be made at www.gillfirstnational.com .