Catherine Wood Johnson

PERRY-

Catherine Wood Johnson departed from this life on June 15, 2013, at age 93. She was born in Fitzpatrick, GA, and reared in Macon, GA, at the Methodist Home for Children. After graduating from Miller High School, she attended Andrew College in Cuthbert, GA, before marrying the love of her life, Joseph Van Johnson, in 1940. Mrs. Johnson was Assistant Store Manager and Treasurer of her husband’s company, Johnson Stores, Inc., of Ft. Valley and Perry, GA, from 1940 until their retirement in 1983. Mrs. Johnson was an active member of Perry United Methodist Church, which she served as a member of the Women’s Missionary Society and President of the Susannah Wesley Sunday School Class for three terms. An avid student of genealogy, Mrs. Johnson was proud of her descent from the veterans of the American Revolution and the War Between the States. It enabled her to join the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Surviving to cherish her memory are her loving husband of 73 years, Van Johnson; her daughters, Dr. Nan Johnson of Perry, and Dr. Kay Johnson McCrary (John) of Columbia, SC; two granddaughters, Mary Baylor of Columbia, SC, and Diana Hellmers of Fort Worth, TX; four great-grandsons; and many nieces and nephews.

The Funeral Service will be on Thursday, June 20, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. at Perry United Methodist Church, with burial to follow in the Johnson Family Plot at Oaklawn Cemetery in Ft. Valley, GA. Following interment, there will be a visitation and reception in the Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church in Ft. Valley.

Watson-Hunt Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. Condolences may be left for the family in the online guestbook at www.watsonhunt.com.

HHJ News