Dora French Johnson
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Dora French Johnson, age 89, of Bonifay passed away
January 9 at Bonifay Nursing and Rehab Center.
She was born March 20, 1920 in Bonifay to Samuel Joseph
and Lona Retherford Johnson. She and her husband, Ray
Johnson, were owners and operators of Johnson's Grocery in
rural Holmes County.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded
in death by one daughter, Sonja Anderson, one brother,
Theron French, four sisters: Estelle Hall, Xiriphia Hand,
Clara Webb and her twin Clora Miller, and two grandsons:
Shelton Anderson and Scott Johnson.
She is survived by three sons: Bobby Ray (Dorothy)
Johnson of Bonifay, Vaughn (Ashley) Johnson of Chipley, and
Sidney (Betty) Johnson of Bonifay; four daughters: Sylvia
Johnson of New York City, Barbara (Jimmy) Whitehead of
Frostburg, MD, Virginia Furr of Tampa, and Vivian (Kenneth)
Sturgill of North Wilkesboro, NC; two sisters: Lillian
Brannon and Marie Clark, both of Bonifay.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 13, at 2
p.m. at Shady Grove Baptist Church with burial following in
family plots at Johnson Cemetery. The Revs. Johnie
Bradshaw and Mitch Johnson will officiate with Peel Funeral
Home directing. Visitation will be held Tuesday,
January 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Peel Funeral Home in
Bonifay.