Gertie Caruthers Johnson, 73, of Nederland passed away Friday, February 6, 2009 after a brief illness.
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at Broussard’s in Nederland with Rev. Elvin Gibson and Dr. David Higgs officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5 to 9 PM Monday evening at the mortuary.
Gertie was born in Liberty on July 12, 1935 and lived all of her life in Nederland. She loved her life as a devoted wife, loving mother and maw maw. Her first love was taking care of her family. She also enjoyed fishing, and going to the beach and their extensive traveling.
Gertie was a 1953 graduate of Nederland High School and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Nederland.
Gertie was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Faye Caruthers, and Cecil and Dorothy Permenter.
Those left to cherish her memory are her husband of 53 years, and high school sweetheart who also dated in high school four years before they were married, Pat Edward Johnson of Nederland; four children, Patrick Johnson of Austin, Jeffrey Johnson of Arlington, Tracey Johnson of Baytown, and Karen Johnson Frederick and her husband John of Nederland; two grandchildren, Julie Frederick and Blake Gonzales, and one great granddaughter, Ireland White.
Gertie will be truly be missed by her family and many friends.
