Ms. Joanne Horn, 69, of Jasper, Texas trasnsitioned early Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at CHRISTUS Jasper Memorial Hospital in Jasper.

Joanne was born February 17, 1951 in Pineland, Texas to the union of Mr. Terry & Mrs. Dorothy Horn Gilder.  She spent her early years in Pineland, where she was introduced to Christ at the Johnson Chapel CME Church and attended Bryant High School.  Although she had suffered from many health issues stemming from childhood, she persisted to earn a nursing certification and worked for MHMR.

Joanne was a very talented cook and very devoted to her family.  She proudly and responsibly assumed her role as the matriarch of the Horn family in 2009 and has faithfully maintained family duties. Joanne is most notably remembered for her huge pots of gumbo and family gatherings where she was a master card player.  She was also remembered for being loving and tough!  She taught most of the family and neighborhood kids how to write their letters before school, their multiplication tables, PROPER speaking english and other necessary skills be successful in school and in life.  She had high expectations and never let her guard down.

She is preceded in death by her parents; brother, Kenneth Wayne Horn; sister, Lavern Gilder; spouse, Mr. Curtis Traylor; niece, Lanora Grisby; nephew, Clendon Terrell Gilder; grandnephew, Donovan Grisby; special cousins, Katie Lee Smith, Tommie Lee Horn, Leon Horn, and Martha Ann Horn Freeman.

Joanne is survived by a host of loving family members including an adopted son, Demarcus Horn and wife, Letra; brothers, Leroy Gilder, Terry Lee Gilder and wife, Irene, and Jimmy Ray Gilder and wife Bobbie; grandchildren Ariyonn, Z'nai, Chris, Jsai, Jdyn, & Deondria; loving nephews/niece, Leroy Grisby, Carnelius D. Gilder and wife Kristina, Ikeithan Gilder, Jessica Gilder; special grandnieces & nephew Corey Holcomb, Kaleigh Holcomb, and Christiane Gilder; loving cousins Willene Johnson and Bobbie Ruth Horn; and a host of many relatives and friends.