Anna Bernice Johnson, 85, daughter of Neal and Anna Stella (Houston) Schoonover, was born November 29, 1923, in Sycamore, Kansas. She passed away March 6, 2009, at Houston House in Houston, Missouri.
Bernice married Frank Newcomb in 1940 and had three children, Frank, Jr., Anna Marie, and Richard Lee.
In 1965, she married George Johnson in Indiana and then moved to Tyrone, Mo., where they made their home.
She worked as a checker most of her life and was awarded "Checker of the Year" several years in a row. She retired in 1989 in Florida.
Bernice got sick in 1990, and to have something to do while recovering, took up quilting, which became her joy in life. She made quilts for all the family members and her friends. She loved going to yard sales, looking for material to make quilts. All her quilts were hand-stitched.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, George; sister, Rosa Lee; brother J.P.; son Frank Jr.; grandchildren, Richard Newcomb Jr., and Tatia Dee Newcomb.
Bernice is survived by her daughter, Anna Marie Boden and husband Colin of Licking; son, Richard Lee Newcomb and wife Barbara of Owensboro, Ky.; grandchildren: Allen Wayne Woodruff and wife Barbara, Daniel Woodruff and wife Sherilyn, Shirley (Woodruff) Camp and husband Arthur, Mickey Grubbs and husband Wes, Jerry Newcomb and wife Becky, Michele Marie Caine and husband Chris, Roger Dale Newcomb, and wife Paulette, Kathleen Newcomb; 17 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Family and friends will miss her much.
Honorary pallbearers were Nicholas Roessler, Cole Schafer, Joshua Harrell, Brandon Smith, Arthur Camp, and Daniel Woodruff. Memorial services were Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at 2 p.m., at Fox Funeral Home with Larry Tubbs officiating. Burial will be in Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, Texas, next to her husband, George Johnson. All arrangements were under the direction of Fox Funeral Home.
Bernice married Frank Newcomb in 1940 and had three children, Frank, Jr., Anna Marie, and Richard Lee.
In 1965, she married George Johnson in Indiana and then moved to Tyrone, Mo., where they made their home.
She worked as a checker most of her life and was awarded "Checker of the Year" several years in a row. She retired in 1989 in Florida.
Bernice got sick in 1990, and to have something to do while recovering, took up quilting, which became her joy in life. She made quilts for all the family members and her friends. She loved going to yard sales, looking for material to make quilts. All her quilts were hand-stitched.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, George; sister, Rosa Lee; brother J.P.; son Frank Jr.; grandchildren, Richard Newcomb Jr., and Tatia Dee Newcomb.
Bernice is survived by her daughter, Anna Marie Boden and husband Colin of Licking; son, Richard Lee Newcomb and wife Barbara of Owensboro, Ky.; grandchildren: Allen Wayne Woodruff and wife Barbara, Daniel Woodruff and wife Sherilyn, Shirley (Woodruff) Camp and husband Arthur, Mickey Grubbs and husband Wes, Jerry Newcomb and wife Becky, Michele Marie Caine and husband Chris, Roger Dale Newcomb, and wife Paulette, Kathleen Newcomb; 17 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Family and friends will miss her much.
Honorary pallbearers were Nicholas Roessler, Cole Schafer, Joshua Harrell, Brandon Smith, Arthur Camp, and Daniel Woodruff. Memorial services were Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at 2 p.m., at Fox Funeral Home with Larry Tubbs officiating. Burial will be in Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, Texas, next to her husband, George Johnson. All arrangements were under the direction of Fox Funeral Home.
Anna Bernice Johnson, 85, daughter of Neal and Anna Stella (Houston) Schoonover, was born November 29, 1923, in Sycamore, Kansas. She passed away March 6, 2009, at Houston House in Houston, Missouri.
Bernice married Frank Newcomb in 1940 and had three children, Frank, Jr., Anna Marie, and Richard Lee.
In 1965, she married George Johnson in Indiana and then moved to Tyrone, Mo., where they made their home.
She worked as a checker most of her life and was awarded "Checker of the Year" several years in a row. She retired in 1989 in Florida.
Bernice got sick in 1990, and to have something to do while recovering, took up quilting, which became her joy in life. She made quilts for all the family members and her friends. She loved going to yard sales, looking for material to make quilts. All her quilts were hand-stitched.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, George; sister, Rosa Lee; brother J.P.; son Frank Jr.; grandchildren, Richard Newcomb Jr., and Tatia Dee Newcomb.
Bernice is survived by her daughter, Anna Marie Boden and husband Colin of Licking; son, Richard Lee Newcomb and wife Barbara of Owensboro, Ky.; grandchildren: Allen Wayne Woodruff and wife Barbara, Daniel Woodruff and wife Sherilyn, Shirley (Woodruff) Camp and husband Arthur, Mickey Grubbs and husband Wes, Jerry Newcomb and wife Becky, Michele Marie Caine and husband Chris, Roger Dale Newcomb, and wife Paulette, Kathleen Newcomb; 17 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Family and friends will miss her much.
Honorary pallbearers were Nicholas Roessler, Cole Schafer, Joshua Harrell, Brandon Smith, Arthur Camp, and Daniel Woodruff. Memorial services were Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at 2 p.m., at Fox Funeral Home with Larry Tubbs officiating. Burial will be in Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, Texas, next to her husband, George Johnson. All arrangements were under the direction of Fox Funeral Home.
Bernice married Frank Newcomb in 1940 and had three children, Frank, Jr., Anna Marie, and Richard Lee.
In 1965, she married George Johnson in Indiana and then moved to Tyrone, Mo., where they made their home.
She worked as a checker most of her life and was awarded "Checker of the Year" several years in a row. She retired in 1989 in Florida.
Bernice got sick in 1990, and to have something to do while recovering, took up quilting, which became her joy in life. She made quilts for all the family members and her friends. She loved going to yard sales, looking for material to make quilts. All her quilts were hand-stitched.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, George; sister, Rosa Lee; brother J.P.; son Frank Jr.; grandchildren, Richard Newcomb Jr., and Tatia Dee Newcomb.
Bernice is survived by her daughter, Anna Marie Boden and husband Colin of Licking; son, Richard Lee Newcomb and wife Barbara of Owensboro, Ky.; grandchildren: Allen Wayne Woodruff and wife Barbara, Daniel Woodruff and wife Sherilyn, Shirley (Woodruff) Camp and husband Arthur, Mickey Grubbs and husband Wes, Jerry Newcomb and wife Becky, Michele Marie Caine and husband Chris, Roger Dale Newcomb, and wife Paulette, Kathleen Newcomb; 17 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Family and friends will miss her much.
Honorary pallbearers were Nicholas Roessler, Cole Schafer, Joshua Harrell, Brandon Smith, Arthur Camp, and Daniel Woodruff. Memorial services were Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at 2 p.m., at Fox Funeral Home with Larry Tubbs officiating. Burial will be in Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, Texas, next to her husband, George Johnson. All arrangements were under the direction of Fox Funeral Home.
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ANNA BERNICE
JOHNSON
NOV 29 1923
MAR 6 2009
BELOVED WIFE
MOTHER AND
GRANDMOTHER
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