Sarah Kathryn Heldermon was born September 28, 1982, to Craig Johnson and Barbara Lyn (Berry) Johnson in Waverly, Iowa. She passed away, due to a brief illness, Friday, October 2, 2026.
Sarah moved with her family from Iowa to Texas at the age of two. She graduated from Gainesville High School and later attended North Central Texas College in Gainesville, Texas, where she earned an associate degree.
Sarah married Reed Heldermon on March 16, 2019, in Shell Rock, Iowa. Together they made their home in Hinton, Oklahoma, where they were surrounded by a large extended family.
Horses were one of Sarah’s greatest passions. Throughout her life, she worked for several businesses within the horse industry. Sarah dedicated much of her life to showing reining and cutting horses, in several associations including the NRHA, AQHA, APHA,NRCHA and the ACHA . She received numerous awards and made many NRHA Non-Pro Champions of several that she rode.
In addition to her love of horses, Sarah enjoyed taking her daily walks, writing, and was an avid football fan, especially of the Oklahoma Sooners. Above all, she loved supporting her son, Jaxon, and could always be found cheering him on in his sports and other activities. Sarah also enjoyed watching services online from Cooke County Cowboy Church in Gainesville, Texas.
Sarah is survived by her husband, Reed Heldermon, and her son, Jaxon Heldermon, of Hinton, OK; her father, Craig Johnson and his wife, Kresney, of Shell Rock, Iowa; as well as many cousins, in-laws, extended family members, and numerous friends.
Sarah was preceded in death by her mother, Lyn Johnson, and her grandparents: Burdette and Ellyn Johnson and Wesley Brian (Dub) and Anne Berry.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at Faith Church, Saturday, 12:00 Pm, November 21, 2026, Hinton, OK
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Sarah’s memory to the Reining Horse Foundation’s Dale Wilkinson Memorial Crisis Fund. Donations may be made online at:
https://reiningfoundation.com/crisisfund
Services entrusted to Turner Funeral Home, Hinton, Oklahoma. Condolences may be sent to the family at turnerfuneralhomes@gmail.com, turnerfh.net, or you can find us on facebook.com (Turner Funeral Homes.)
