Avis de décès de Elizabeth Johnson - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

Elizabeth Blackwell Johnson, 87, devoted wife of the late Pope Duncan Johnson Jr., died peacefully in her sleep, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2005, at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.Mother of three, grandmother of nine, and great-grandmother of 10, she lived a selfless life, devoted to the love and well-being of her family, who loved her dearly in return. Her life was a shining example of all that a wife, homemaker and mother should be.Mrs. Johnson was born in Lincolnton, Ga., a daughter of the late Gordon and Sarah Tiller Blackwell. She lived in Newberry for 70 years and leaves many friends who will remember her humor, kindness and sweet nature. She was a lifelong Baptist and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Newberry.Mrs. Johnson is survived by her sons and daughter and their spouses, Elizabeth J. and Robert Kohn, Pope D. and Marian H. Johnson III, and Gordon and Anne Johnson; her sister-in-law, Edna Kirkegard; and her nine grandchildren, Renee Kohn, Alan Kohn, Eleanor Brown, Stephanie Blakeman, Duncan Johnson IV, James Johnson, Mary Shepherd, Laurie Cagle, and Blackwell Johnson; and her loving great-grandchildren. A memorial service for Elizabeth B. Johnson will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2005, at the First Baptist Church of Newberry, S.C., by the Rev. Dr. Kenneth Harmon.The family will receive friends at Mrs. Johnson's home, 2207 Murray St., Newberry from 6 to 8 p.m. today, Oct. 24, 2005.The family requests that memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, 1020 Boundary St., Newberry SC 29108.Messages to the family may be sent via email at notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com.Whitaker Funeral Home, 1704 College St., Newberry is assisting the family.