Audrey Louise Goforth Johnson passed away on September 1st, 2010, after a long illness.
She was born November 10, 1926, in the Midway Section of Bluefield, W.Va.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Clyde Joseph Goforth and Dorothy Marie Lephew Goforth; and her brother, Clyde Joseph Goforth. Also preceding her was her much loved son, Phillip Wayne Johnson, and his wife, Donna Marie Johnson. Grandparents who reared her after the death of her parents were James Hampton Goforth and Nancy Katherine Perdue Goforth of Bluefield, W.Va., and Augustus Davis Lephew and Alice Roberta Tomlinson Lephew of Walton's Furnace (Max Meadows), Va.
She is survived by her loving husband of 66 years, John D. Johnson of the home. Also surviving her is her son, Kenneth W. Johnson and wife Alfonsa Galeno Johnson of Charlotte, N.C.; two daughters: Deborah Johnson Allen and husband Mike, Vicki McKenzie and husband Fred, Jr., all of High Point, N.C..; one sister, Thelma Dean Perdue and husband Howard of Princeton, W.Va. She is also survived by six granddaughters: Raquel Hull, Kristina Klein, Audra Tennyson, Megan McKenzie, Laura and Sarah Johnson; one grandson, John Seets; and eight great-grandchildren.
She attended schools in Wythe County, Va., Mercer County, W.Va. as well as Bluefield State College. An avid genealogist and reader, she loved to research records of family heritage and leaves her family with a long history.
She was a charter member of First Baptist Church of Bluewell, W.Va. After moving to High Point, N.C., she became a member of the Brentwood Baptist Church.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the 11:00 a.m. service on Saturday, September 4th at 10:00 a.m. at Brentwood Baptist Church on Gordon Road in High Point, N.C. There will be an interment service at 4:00 p.m. at Grandview Memory Gardens Mausoleum in Bluefield, Va., and the family will receive friends after the service.
Memorials may be directed to Brentwood Baptist Church, 2426 Gordon Road, High Point, NC 27265.
(Bluefield Daily Telegraph (WV) ~ September 3, 2010)
Audrey Louise Goforth Johnson passed away on September 1st, 2010, after a long illness.
She was born November 10, 1926, in the Midway Section of Bluefield, W.Va.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Clyde Joseph Goforth and Dorothy Marie Lephew Goforth; and her brother, Clyde Joseph Goforth. Also preceding her was her much loved son, Phillip Wayne Johnson, and his wife, Donna Marie Johnson. Grandparents who reared her after the death of her parents were James Hampton Goforth and Nancy Katherine Perdue Goforth of Bluefield, W.Va., and Augustus Davis Lephew and Alice Roberta Tomlinson Lephew of Walton's Furnace (Max Meadows), Va.
She is survived by her loving husband of 66 years, John D. Johnson of the home. Also surviving her is her son, Kenneth W. Johnson and wife Alfonsa Galeno Johnson of Charlotte, N.C.; two daughters: Deborah Johnson Allen and husband Mike, Vicki McKenzie and husband Fred, Jr., all of High Point, N.C..; one sister, Thelma Dean Perdue and husband Howard of Princeton, W.Va. She is also survived by six granddaughters: Raquel Hull, Kristina Klein, Audra Tennyson, Megan McKenzie, Laura and Sarah Johnson; one grandson, John Seets; and eight great-grandchildren.
She attended schools in Wythe County, Va., Mercer County, W.Va. as well as Bluefield State College. An avid genealogist and reader, she loved to research records of family heritage and leaves her family with a long history.
She was a charter member of First Baptist Church of Bluewell, W.Va. After moving to High Point, N.C., she became a member of the Brentwood Baptist Church.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the 11:00 a.m. service on Saturday, September 4th at 10:00 a.m. at Brentwood Baptist Church on Gordon Road in High Point, N.C. There will be an interment service at 4:00 p.m. at Grandview Memory Gardens Mausoleum in Bluefield, Va., and the family will receive friends after the service.
Memorials may be directed to Brentwood Baptist Church, 2426 Gordon Road, High Point, NC 27265.
(Bluefield Daily Telegraph (WV) ~ September 3, 2010)
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