Billie Jean (Munson) Horn, 72

Billie Jean (Munson) Horn, of Spokane Valley, Washington, passed peacefully in her home in Kalispell on Feb. 13, 2017 after a long illness.

Billie Jean was born May 17, 1944, one of five children of William John Henry and Pauline Lenore (Berry) Munson of Spokane Valley, Washington.

Billie Jean, also known as Bj, was a free spirit. A kinder person you could not meet. She would give you the shirt off her back if she thought you needed it more than she.

She was preceded in death by her son Kerri Lee Munson, her parents William and Pauline Munson, brothers Dennis, William, Ricky Lee Munson, her granddaughter Shaylene Marie Murdock, and grandson Jonny Charles Blackman.

She is survived by her life partner, Larry Johnson of Kalispell, her children Scott Murdock of Billings, Stacey Black-Brunmeier of Billings, Michelle Alamillo of Sagle Idaho, Daniel Murdock of Deer Park, Washington, as well as 15 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

The following excerpt expresses how real and loved she was to those she left behind ... from The Velveteen Rabbit “Generally by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off,and your eyes don’t see as well and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don’t matter at all, because once you are Real you can’t be ugly, except to those who don’t understand.”

You were Loved. RIP Mom/ Momma