PHYLLIS E. JOHNSON RICHFORD - Phyllis E. Johnson, 74, passed away Thursday, May 3, 2012, at her home. She was born May 25, 1937, in Newark, Vt., the daughter of the late Oscar W. and Alberta M. (Howard) Simpson. Phyllis attended elementary school in Sutton and was a graduate of Lyndon High School. She was employed at Northland Hockey Stick Factory in Richford for nearly four years and then cleaned homes in the Richford area for many years. Phyllis loved animals, especially birds and horses, and as a young woman she enjoyed horseback riding. She enjoyed working in her flower and vegetable gardens and canning. Most of all she loved her family and spending time with her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. She is survived by her husband, Harold Durwood Johnson of Richford. Phyllis and Durwood were married on May 10, 1963. She is also survived by her daughters, Bonnie M. Wilson and her husband, Asa Jr., and Laura L. Royea and her husband, Kevin, all of Richford; granddaughters, Hannah, Amanda and Sarah Wilson, Crystal, Deanna and Lacey Royea; grandson, Kevin Royea Jr.; great-grand- children, Taylor Jette, Chloe Robitaille, Tristan Breault, Alivia Aldrich, Riley Blow, Gage Wheelock, Alexis Longley and Aspen Jade Longe who will be born in two weeks. Besides her parents, Phyllis was predeceased by her beloved grandson, SGT. Joshua Johnson, who was killed in action on Jan. 25, 2006, in Ramadi, Iraq. Funeral services will be held Monday 7, 2012, at 2 p.m. at the Spears Funeral Home, 96 Dickinson Ave., Enosburg Falls, with Pastor Patrick Hoadley officiating. Interment will follow in the Richford Center Cemetery. A time of visitation will be held at the funeral home on Monday from 1 p.m. until the hour of the funeral. Private messages of condolences may be sent to Phyllis's family online through www.spearsfuneralhome.com. For those who wish, contributions in memory of Phyllis may be made to the Franklin County Home Health Agency, 3 Home Health Circle, St. Albans, VT 05478.