series of illnesses that she fought to overcome for a number of years. She is survived by her
second husband, Elvin Johnson, of Copperas Cove; a sister, Dorothy Weaver of Gatesville; two
sons and their wives, Bill and Maritza Hord of Houston, and Steve and Lonna Hord of
Montgomery; and four grandchildren, Jennifer, Ashley, Stephanie, and Michael.
Juanita Earline Bollier was born July, 24, 1935, in Hamilton, Texas. She grew up on a farm near
Whiteway and the Evergreen Community in Hamilton County. She graduated from Jonesboro
High School in 1952, where she was also a manager for the girls’ basketball team.
Juanita married Robert Hord in 1952. After marriage they lived in Copperas Cove and
Gatesville until they moved to a ranch near Pidcoke, Texas, and built a house there. Juanita
worked in Procurement at Fort Hood until her retirement in 1988. Since Robert also had a job at
Fort Hood, evenings and weekends were filled with work on the ranch, where they raised beef
cattle and Angora goats.
In 1971, Juanita and Robert traded the ranch for apartments in Copperas Cove, where they
moved and established Hord Rentals, continuing to purchase and build other rental units, until
his death in 1989. Juanita also served on the Copperas Cove City Council for a time.
In 1991 Juanita married Elvin “John” Johnson of Killeen. They lived in Copperas Cove and
continued to develop rental properties, with some time for travel, until several illnesses began to
impose limits on their activity.
Juanita was a lifelong Christian and participated actively in various church communities,
including Pidcoke Baptist Church, Eastside Baptist Church of Copperas Cove, and First Baptist
Church of Copperas Cove.
Funeral Services will be held Saturday May 2nd at 2pm with a visitation starting at 1pm at Crawford Bowers Funeral Home in Copperas Cove Texas with a burial to follow at Restland Cemetery in Gatesville.
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