Margaret Ann Johnson was welcomed to her heavenly home on May 10, 2022.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Elvin Johnson; father, Milton Miles Porterfield; mother, Gracie Lee Johnson Porterfield; five brothers; three sisters; one half-brother; and one half-sister.
She is survived by: two sons, Bobby Johnson and David Johnson and wife, Rhonda; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Charles Porterfield; sister, Ruth Zuber; and a host of other family members and friends who will all miss her dearly.
Ann was born November 10, 1941, in Sparkman, Arkansas. In 1951, the family moved to Malvern (Rockport), Arkansas. She was saved and baptized at the age of 13 at Landmark Baptist Church in Malvern, Arkansas.
Ann and Elvin met at a dairy bar, dated, and eventually married on December 20, 1959. At that time, she transferred from Malvern High School to Pine Bluff High School to continue 12th grade and graduate. She worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company as an operator for several years. In 1961, she had her first child, David and her second son, Bobby was born two years later in 1963.
Ann started working for Varco Pruden in 1964 as a purchasing agent and had a successful career there until her retirement. After retirement in 1997, she moved from Pine Bluff to Arkadelphia. She did volunteer work at Baptist Health Medical Center for many years and was active in the American Women's Business Association.
Ann's husband, Elvin died in January of 2014. But, the Lord was gracious and blessed her and the family with a new friend, Dub Grant.
Ann was an active church member and enjoyed singing in the choir and serving in her local church all her life. She was a member of the Spring Creek Baptist Church in Benton.
The visitation is Friday, May 13 from 4:00 – 6:00 PM at Spring Creek Baptist Church. Service is Saturday, May 14 at 10 AM at Spring Creek Baptist Church followed by a burial at Gilchrist Cemetery in Friendship, Arkansas.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made in her honor to the American Cancer Society.
Services are entrusted to Smith-Benton Funeral Home.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Elvin Johnson; father, Milton Miles Porterfield; mother, Gracie Lee Johnson Porterfield; five brothers; three sisters; one half-brother; and one half-sister.
She is survived by: two sons, Bobby Johnson and David Johnson and wife, Rhonda; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Charles Porterfield; sister, Ruth Zuber; and a host of other family members and friends who will all miss her dearly.
Ann was born November 10, 1941, in Sparkman, Arkansas. In 1951, the family moved to Malvern (Rockport), Arkansas. She was saved and baptized at the age of 13 at Landmark Baptist Church in Malvern, Arkansas.
Ann and Elvin met at a dairy bar, dated, and eventually married on December 20, 1959. At that time, she transferred from Malvern High School to Pine Bluff High School to continue 12th grade and graduate. She worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company as an operator for several years. In 1961, she had her first child, David and her second son, Bobby was born two years later in 1963.
Ann started working for Varco Pruden in 1964 as a purchasing agent and had a successful career there until her retirement. After retirement in 1997, she moved from Pine Bluff to Arkadelphia. She did volunteer work at Baptist Health Medical Center for many years and was active in the American Women's Business Association.
Ann's husband, Elvin died in January of 2014. But, the Lord was gracious and blessed her and the family with a new friend, Dub Grant.
Ann was an active church member and enjoyed singing in the choir and serving in her local church all her life. She was a member of the Spring Creek Baptist Church in Benton.
The visitation is Friday, May 13 from 4:00 – 6:00 PM at Spring Creek Baptist Church. Service is Saturday, May 14 at 10 AM at Spring Creek Baptist Church followed by a burial at Gilchrist Cemetery in Friendship, Arkansas.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made in her honor to the American Cancer Society.
Services are entrusted to Smith-Benton Funeral Home.
Margaret Ann Johnson was welcomed to her heavenly home on May 10, 2022.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Elvin Johnson; father, Milton Miles Porterfield; mother, Gracie Lee Johnson Porterfield; five brothers; three sisters; one half-brother; and one half-sister.
She is survived by: two sons, Bobby Johnson and David Johnson and wife, Rhonda; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Charles Porterfield; sister, Ruth Zuber; and a host of other family members and friends who will all miss her dearly.
Ann was born November 10, 1941, in Sparkman, Arkansas. In 1951, the family moved to Malvern (Rockport), Arkansas. She was saved and baptized at the age of 13 at Landmark Baptist Church in Malvern, Arkansas.
Ann and Elvin met at a dairy bar, dated, and eventually married on December 20, 1959. At that time, she transferred from Malvern High School to Pine Bluff High School to continue 12th grade and graduate. She worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company as an operator for several years. In 1961, she had her first child, David and her second son, Bobby was born two years later in 1963.
Ann started working for Varco Pruden in 1964 as a purchasing agent and had a successful career there until her retirement. After retirement in 1997, she moved from Pine Bluff to Arkadelphia. She did volunteer work at Baptist Health Medical Center for many years and was active in the American Women's Business Association.
Ann's husband, Elvin died in January of 2014. But, the Lord was gracious and blessed her and the family with a new friend, Dub Grant.
Ann was an active church member and enjoyed singing in the choir and serving in her local church all her life. She was a member of the Spring Creek Baptist Church in Benton.
The visitation is Friday, May 13 from 4:00 – 6:00 PM at Spring Creek Baptist Church. Service is Saturday, May 14 at 10 AM at Spring Creek Baptist Church followed by a burial at Gilchrist Cemetery in Friendship, Arkansas.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made in her honor to the American Cancer Society.
Services are entrusted to Smith-Benton Funeral Home.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Elvin Johnson; father, Milton Miles Porterfield; mother, Gracie Lee Johnson Porterfield; five brothers; three sisters; one half-brother; and one half-sister.
She is survived by: two sons, Bobby Johnson and David Johnson and wife, Rhonda; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Charles Porterfield; sister, Ruth Zuber; and a host of other family members and friends who will all miss her dearly.
Ann was born November 10, 1941, in Sparkman, Arkansas. In 1951, the family moved to Malvern (Rockport), Arkansas. She was saved and baptized at the age of 13 at Landmark Baptist Church in Malvern, Arkansas.
Ann and Elvin met at a dairy bar, dated, and eventually married on December 20, 1959. At that time, she transferred from Malvern High School to Pine Bluff High School to continue 12th grade and graduate. She worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company as an operator for several years. In 1961, she had her first child, David and her second son, Bobby was born two years later in 1963.
Ann started working for Varco Pruden in 1964 as a purchasing agent and had a successful career there until her retirement. After retirement in 1997, she moved from Pine Bluff to Arkadelphia. She did volunteer work at Baptist Health Medical Center for many years and was active in the American Women's Business Association.
Ann's husband, Elvin died in January of 2014. But, the Lord was gracious and blessed her and the family with a new friend, Dub Grant.
Ann was an active church member and enjoyed singing in the choir and serving in her local church all her life. She was a member of the Spring Creek Baptist Church in Benton.
The visitation is Friday, May 13 from 4:00 – 6:00 PM at Spring Creek Baptist Church. Service is Saturday, May 14 at 10 AM at Spring Creek Baptist Church followed by a burial at Gilchrist Cemetery in Friendship, Arkansas.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made in her honor to the American Cancer Society.
Services are entrusted to Smith-Benton Funeral Home.
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