Jodi Rae Hall Bilyeu

Jodi was born October 9, 1979 to Tina Blackman and Clyde Dean Hall in Dallas, Texas. She and her sisters grew up in Seagoville, Texas where Jodi would attend Seagoville High School. After earning enough credits to finish a year early, Jodi graduated in 1997.

Soon after graduating, Jodi would meet her future husband, Stan Bilyeu, while working at a local shop. The two would begin dating and start their family soon after. Stan and Jodi married November 15, 1997.

Jodi was a believer in higher education. She began taking classes at Eastfield College while pregnant with her first child and continued to earn credits, eventually graduating with an associate degree in graphic design and Photography in 2006. Even after graduating, she continued learning and earning credit hours towards a bachelor's degree.

After graduating Eastfield, Jodi put her diploma to work and entered the world of photography and graphic design. Ultimately, she was an entrepreneur, starting her first company shortly after high school, but endeavoring on several business ventures, including her own photography and design company, PhotoBlessings.

Jodi was always trying new things, from barrel racing and competing to be rodeo queen, to ballet, cheerleading, mudding, painting, crafting and creating. She was always devoted to her faith, attending several churches over the years and attending bible study several days a week.

She was heavily involved in her children’s lives. She coached sports teams and assisted in events at their schools. She was also involved in her community and created several programs for the cities she lived in. Jodi was always willing to lend a helping hand and to support others in need.

Jodi is survived by her Mother, Tina Blackman Hall; her children, Megan Michelle Bilyeu and boyfriend Sammy Martinez, Shelbi Rae Bilyeu And boyfriend Ethan Elder, and Caleb Clyde Madden Bilyeu; husband and father of her children, Stan Bilyeu; her sisters, Jessica Dawn Hall and Julia Marie Hall; Mother-in-law, Nelda Lakey; Sisters-in-law Tammy Lentz and husband Doug and Sandy Bilyeu, along with many nieces, nephews, extended family, and loving friends.

Greeting Jodi at the gates of Heaven were her father, Clyde Dean Hall, her grandparents Charles Roy and Paulette Blackman , and her great-grandparents Paul and Floy Rand.