Extracted from The Yahoo Herald (Yahoo City, MS)
BEA JOHNSON
Beatrice ``Bea'' Elnev Arender Johnson, 96, died
Monday Jan. 3, 2011 in Baytown, Texas.
Visitation is today from 9-10 a.m. at Short Creek
Baptist Church. Graveside funeral services will
follow at Short Creek Cemetery under the direction of
Stricklin-King Funeral Home.
Mrs. Johnson was born on April 28, 1914 in Smith
County to Guy W. Arender and Lila Patterson Arender.
She resided most of her life in Tinsley. She was
married to James Calvin Johnson, who preceded her
in death in September 1980. She was a member of
Liverpool Baptist Church and also attended Short
Creek Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her son James C.
Johnson Jr.; and her grandsons William Isom
Johnson Jr. and James C. Johnson III and Tony and
Alsia.
Survivors include her son William Isom Johnson and
his wife Janyce (of Baytown, Texas); grandsons
Dr. John Jefferson Johnson and his wife Molly
(of Del Rio, Texas); Albert George Johnson and
his wife Rosalyn (of Baytown, Texas); Lee Walsi
Johnson and his wife Heather (of Indianapolis,
Indiana); great-granddaughters Lori, Sara, and
Julie Johnson (of Del Rio, Texas); Courtney and
Cassidy Johnson (of Baytown, Texas); great
granddaughters Greyson and Emerson Johnson
(of Indianapolis, Indiana); and great-grandsons
Albert Jr. and Randy Johnson (of Baytown, Texas),
and Kaleb Johnson (of Indianapolis, Indiana).
Mrs. Johnson is also survived by daughter-in-law
Ann Johnson (of Stratford, TX), and granddaughter
Lt. Col. Kara Neuse and her husband Micah Neuse
and great-grandsons Bryce and Jayce Neuse
(of San Antonio, TX); Great-granddaughter Alyssa
Johnson (of Albuquerque, NM).
She was preceded in death by her son James C.
Johnson (JR) and her grandsons William Isom
Johnson Jr. and James C. Johnson III.
Additional surviving family include one sister
Belvia Powell of Jackson, Mississippi;
Mary Francis Sutton of Houston, Texas and
her children Angela and Danny.
Friday, January 7, 2011