Obituary of Georgia May "Jo" Amerson

Funeral services for Mrs. Georgia May "Jo" Amerson, age 83, of Bastrop, are scheduled for 1:30 PM Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Cherry Ridge Baptist Church with Bro. Tim Post officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Amerson was born May 23, 1933 in Redlands, CA and lived there until the age of nine. Her father was a pilot in the Army Air Force and they lived where they were sent. She married the love of her life in 1953, who was also in the Air Force and they continued traveling all over the world until her husband retired and they settled in Bastrop. She lived a happy life in Bastrop, teaching school, working at the church and making dear friends. Mrs. Jo is preceded in death by her parents, Max and Dorothy Massee; son, Jacob Max Amerson and son-in-law, Donny Harris. Those left to grieve are her husband of 63 years, James "Jim" Amerson; daughter, Jan Elizabeth Roper of Alabaster, AL; son, James Henry Amerson, Jr. of New Orleans, LA; brother, Ned Walter Massee and wife Nell of Richmond, VA; grandchildren, Ethan Harris and wife B.J. and Daniel Harris, both of Alabaster, AL, Cagney Amerson of Chattanooga, TN, Jeremiah Amerson of Nashville, TN and Keith Jennings of MD; great grandchildren, Kaylin Jennings, Kayden Jennings, Zoe Harris and Jacob Noah Amerson. Serving the family as pallbearers will be Jerry DeVille, Lynn Sanders, Jim Wilson, Steve Perry, Bobby Nugent, and James Mardis. "I don't pretend to know what love is for everyone, but I can tell you what it is for me; love is knowing all about someone, and still wanting to be with them more than any other person, love is trusting them enough to tell them everything about yourself, including the things you might be ashamed of, love is feeling comfortable and safe with someone, but still getting weak knees when they walk into a room and smile at you." (Author unknown)