Louise was born on October 24, 1914 and left this world to receive her heavenly rewards on September 9, 2008.
She was born in Port Arthur, Texas and grew up in Beaumont. She lived in Beaumont until 1988 when she moved to Fannett to be near her children and grandchildren. Mrs. Johnson worked as a bookkeeper for Modica Brothers thirty years before her retirement in 1992.
Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by her loves ones: Daddy and Mother, Arnold and Nettie Miers Shelton; sisters, Lucille Bowers Daniel and Bernice Fruge; the father of her eight children, Harry O. Johnson, Sr.; son, H.O. Johnson, Jr.; daughter, Melba Johnson Lowe; daughter-in-law, Barbara Green Johnson; granddaughter, Christina Johnson; and great-granddaughter; Katie Underwood.
Granny will be deeply missed by three sons; three daughters; twenty-four grandchildren; forty great-grandchildren; twenty-nine great-great grandchildren; three nieces and nephews and their children. Her surviving children are Merle and Joe Singleton of Graford, Texas, Neil Johnson of Tucson, Arizona, Marie and Joel Young, Robert and Linda Johnson, Margie and Norman Miksch, all of Fannett, and Larry and Pam Johnson of Mount Lemmon, Arizona.
Her funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 4, 2008 at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday, October 3, 2008 at the Mortuary.
Granny’s family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Country Dreams Assisted Living for the loving care they gave their mother in the last few years of her life.
Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 440 North 18th Street, Beaumont, Texas 77707 or Salvation Army, 2350 IH-10 East, Beaumont, Texas 77703.
