Jo Beth Hardy Wilburn , 85, of Shelbyville, formerly of League City, passed away Friday, April 26, 2019, in Center.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 28, 2019, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center with Bro. Todd Jenkins officiating.  Interment will follow at Oaklawn Memorial Park in Center.  Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at noon.

She was born January 14, 1934, in Shelbyville, to Samuel Joseph (Joe) Hardy and Cassie Vera Green Hardy.

She is survived by her grandson, Josh Ellis Wilburn of Zwolle; daughter-in-law, Nancy Wilburn of Zwolle; adopted family, Connie and Lonnie Belrose and family of Center; numerous cousins and other relatives.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Cassie Vera Green Hardy and Samuel Joseph Hardy; husband, Ellis Lamar Wilburn; son, Mark Ellis Wilburn.

Pallbearers will be John Paul Lawson, Donnie Belrose, Ronnie Belrose, Randy Latham, Blake Deal, and Jimmy Lout.  Honorary pallbearers will be Billy Clyde Duncan, Joe Taylor, Paul Taylor, and Tommie Gray.