Obituary of Elsa Fern Johnson
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Elsa Fern Johnson, 93, of Jacksonville, Arkansas, died Saturday, April 15, 2017, at the Arkansas Hospice Center in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Mrs. Johnson, daughter of Claudia Leroy and Annie Laverne (Fulk) Holland, was born March 18, 1924, in Pine, Missouri. She had owned and operated a sawmill and lumber yard. Mrs. Johnson loved her family and she enjoyed making quilts for all of her grandchildren. She also liked gardening and loved watching it grow. Mrs. Johnson was of the Pentecostal faith.
On June 26, 1943, she was married to Elmer Loyd Johnson in Doniphan, Missouri, and he preceded her in death on December 20, 2000.
She was also preceded in death by her parents, 1 daughter, Mary Ann Steele; 3 sisters, Eula Savage, Wilma Faye Mason and Melvie Williams; and 1 brother, Marvin Holland.
Surviving are 2 children, Linda Williams of Jacksonville, Arkansas, and Roger (Glenda) Johnson of Annapolis, Missouri; 2 sisters, Verna Tucker of Ridgecrest, California, and Dorotha Upshaw of Aurora, Illinois; and 8 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and 9 great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, April 19, 2017, at Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan. The funeral service will follow at 11:00 a.m. in the funeral home chapel with Brother J. W. Johnson officiating. Burial will be in the Pine Cemetery.
A Memorial Tree was planted for Elsa
We are deeply sorry for your loss ~ the staff at Edwards Funeral Home, Inc.
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