A Life Remembered

Grandmother Johnson

My cousin Heather, Grandmother Johnson, Me & my sister Amie.
Not in order: Grandmother Johnson, Aunt Cindy, Grandmother, Mom, Aunt June, Uncle James, Uncle Frank, Rodney, Gaither, Amie, Heather and Me.

Evelyn Marie Johnson...what an inspiration.

How many people get to say they knew their great-grandmother when they were little? I am one of the lucky ones who not only got to have my great-grandmother around when I was little but through adulthood as well. She was a nurse by proxy and dedicated her life to serving others. She worked for Dr. Hollis helping to deliver many babies over the years including my sister and me. She also worked for the nursing home in Amory. She moved to Little Rock many years ago to live with my great-aunt Cindy. While in Little Rock she found herself visiting the "Old Folks Home" as she so eloquently put it, and helping them with activities. After several strokes and overcoming unbelievable odds with bouts of cancer she still was serving others. She fell and broke her hip in April and we went up to visit with her two days after her surgery and she was telling me that since the first of the year she had crocheted over 100 hats for the children's hospital and was shooting for 125. I mean, here is my 86-year old great-grandmother lying in her hospital bed recovering from a major operation and all she is focused on is getting well enough to reach that goal.


My great-grandmother passed away Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. Our family's Hero is now gone. We as humans grieve over such a tremendous loss but as Christians we rejoice because we KNOW that she lived a life of service to our Lord and Savior through her many years of dedicated love, support and service to all those around her. She was ready to go home and the Lord was waiting to receive her into His open arms.


You are loved. You are missed.