Mrs. Laura Viola Johnson, age 90, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2008, at a local hospital.
Mrs. Johnson was a native of Canoe, Ala. and a resident of Flomaton, Ala. for the past 73 years. She was a member of the Sardis Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband Joseph W. "Wess" Johnson.
She is survived by a son, Sam Johnson (Linda) of Flomaton; six daughters, Lois Kennedy (Jay) of Milton, Fla., Jean Donnelly (Jim) of Robertsdale, Ala., Ruby Ward of Nashville, Fla., Agnes Odom (Roy), Eulene Enfinger, Diane Killam (Danny), all of Flomaton; one brother, Clark Childress of Gonzalez, Fla.; one sister, Hattie Hudson of Pensacola, Fla.; 19 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, March 24, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel with Reverend Earle Greene officiating. Burial followed at Poplar Dell Cemetery with Petty Funeral Homes, LLC directing.
Visitation was held Sunday, March 23, 2008, from 6. until 9:00 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Steve Kennedy, Paul Kennedy, Scott Donnelly, Bobby Gholson, Vince Johnson and Greg Odom
Mrs. Laura Viola Johnson, age 90, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2008, at a local hospital.
Mrs. Johnson was a native of Canoe, Ala. and a resident of Flomaton, Ala. for the past 73 years. She was a member of the Sardis Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband Joseph W. "Wess" Johnson.
She is survived by a son, Sam Johnson (Linda) of Flomaton; six daughters, Lois Kennedy (Jay) of Milton, Fla., Jean Donnelly (Jim) of Robertsdale, Ala., Ruby Ward of Nashville, Fla., Agnes Odom (Roy), Eulene Enfinger, Diane Killam (Danny), all of Flomaton; one brother, Clark Childress of Gonzalez, Fla.; one sister, Hattie Hudson of Pensacola, Fla.; 19 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, March 24, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel with Reverend Earle Greene officiating. Burial followed at Poplar Dell Cemetery with Petty Funeral Homes, LLC directing.
Visitation was held Sunday, March 23, 2008, from 6. until 9:00 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Steve Kennedy, Paul Kennedy, Scott Donnelly, Bobby Gholson, Vince Johnson and Greg Odom
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