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Georgia Martin Johnson

fullsizerenderFuneral services for Mrs. Georgia Martin Johnson will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home with Ron Hackney officiating.  Interment will follow at Wilson County Memorial Gardens.  Visitation Tuesday 4-8 PM and Wednesday after 10 AM at Ligon & Bobo.

Mrs. Johnson, age 94 of Lebanon passed away Monday, November 7, 2016, at Tennova Health Care.

Born May 11, 1922, in Pickett County, she is the daughter of the late Luther and Ada Dean Harrison Martin.  She was a member of Hickory Ridge Church of Christ.  She worked at the Holiday Inn and was an attendant at the Wash-A-Teria for thirty years.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Howard Johnson; five brothers, James, Walton, Forrest, Bobby and Luke Martin; and five sisters, Maggie Wilburn, Cleavie Riley, Sally Maynard, Bea Coleman, and Leorie Frye.

She is survived by three daughters: Pamela Young, Penny (John) Carroll, and Patricia (Robert) Sobieszczyk; three grandchildren, Stephanie (Alex) Ward, Howard Joseph Sobieszczyk, and Hanley Turner Sobieszczyk; and one great grandson, Luther Ward.

Honorary pallbearers: Chris Howard, Mildred Thorne, Robert & Betty Sobieszczyk, Wilson County SCAN, John Carroll, Tex Moran, Gean Van Pietersom, and Deloris Vaughn

Active pallbearers: Bobby, Howard & Hanley Sobieszczyk, Jason Reece, Alex Ward, and Tyler Bardon.

Messages for the Family

  1. Jennifer Lindsay says:
    Pam, What a gift to have your mother for 94 years; I can only imagine your loss. Praying for you today and in the days that follow! -Jennifer
  2. Melba ( Corder ) Jobe says:
    The Book Of Proverbs . The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. I met Mrs Johnson at JFC center several years ago. Always enjoyed conversating with her and Mr. Howard. Many, many, prayers to her family from Melba & Family.