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Jean Hart Herbst was born in Neola on January 30, 1922, to Carson and Frankie Hart. Upon her reaching school age the family moved to nearby Greenville so Jean could attend school there; she graduated from Greenville High School in 1939. After graduation she moved to Washington, D.C. where she worked for the Department of the Navy during World War II.
After the war she moved to Houston where she met John Herbst who was attending dental school. In 1947 they were married in Houston where he opened a dental office. In 1952 the family moved to Greenville where he moved his dental practice.
During the years Jean was involved in several women's clubs, assisted in her husband's dental practice and raised three sons. Following John's retirement in 1985, she joined him in traveling around the country. jean also had several hobbies, including genealogy; but her unrecognized talent was art. She spent hours doing water colors, oil paintings and pencil sketches.
Jean passed away June 25, 2010, in McKinney. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Dr. John R. Herbst.
She is survived by her sister, Betty Hart of Greenville; her three sons, Phillip Herbst of Rockwall, Fred Herbst and wife Marilyn of Fairview, and Jeff Herbst and wife Debbie of McKinney; granddaughters Alex and Lauren Herbst of McKinney, Keely Herbst of Commerce and Kristi Smith and husband Chad of Rockwall; grandsons Blake Herbst and wife Kelly of Fort Worth and Chris Herbst and wife Lesa of Lowry Crossing; a great-grandson, Benjamin Herbst; and great-granddaughters Brooke herbst and Harper Smith.
Services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday in the Coker-Mathews Funeral Home Chapel with Father Gary Herbst officiating, preceded by visitation at 2:00 PM. Interment will follow at Memoryland Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Keely Herbst, Alex Herbst, Lauren Herbst, Chris Herbst, Erica Herbst and Andrew Hull.