- Date Of Birth: November 14, 1932
- Date Of Death: May 21, 2019
- State: Alabama
Dorothy E. Johnson, 86, of Gurley, formerly of Huntsville, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday while surrounded by her loving family.
She was a graduate of Lincoln School in Huntsville. She was a Christian and a long-time member of Lincoln Baptist Church which later became Heritage Baptist Church. She later became a part of the Locust Grove Baptist Church family where she remained for approximately the last 20 years. While devoting her life to being a wife and mother, she also loved the children at Lincoln School where she worked for many years as a substitute teacher. Dorothy “Dot” was part of a large extended family and she loved staying in touch and spending time with them.
She was preceded in death in 2014 by her husband of 61 years, Nels G. Johnson; Her parents, Clifford and Lola Phillips; Her brother, Jack Phillips.
Surviving family members include her daughter, Rhonda Carden and her friend, Rob Buyher; Annita Fanning and her husband, Talley; Kevin Johnson and his wife, Pat; Her brother, Billy Phillips and his wife, Bobbie; her grandchildren, Bethany (Bruce) Alexander, Jonathan (Jenna) Fanning, Philip (Amanda) Carden, Joshua (Mariah) Fanning, and Jacob (Tiffany) Fanning; Her great-grandchildren: Jarrett Fanning, Jessa Fanning, Samuel Fanning, Gracie Fanning, Vera-Lynn Fanning; Her sisters-in-law, Alberta Johnson and Marilyn Johnson.
