Submitted by Patricia Keenan, July 30, 2009
Lauretha (Harvey) Lacey Johnson – Died 5 July 2009 – Leon County Today
Funeral services for Lauretha (Harvey) Lacey Johnson, age 54, of Centerville, Texas were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 11, 2009 at the Walters Funeral Home Chapel in Centerville. Elder C.D. Evans officiated at the service and the burial was in the Burton Cemetery which is located in south Leon County. Walters Funeral Home was in charge of all arrangements.
Lauretha Johnson was born on May 31, 1955 in Madisonville, Texas. She was raised
by her grandparents, J.D. and Ruby Kelly of Centerville. She lived most of her
life in Leon County and was a member of the Mt. Calm Pinetop Baptist Church of
Centerville. She was a graduate of the Centerville High School and also
graduated with a B.S. degree in dietetics from Prairie View A&M. At the time of
her death, Lauretha was a Texas Work Advisor III with the Texas Health and Human
Services in Madisonville. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, her
mother, Clara Cannon, her father, Henry Harvey and by a step-son, Michael
Johnson. Lauretha Johnson died on July 5, 2009 in Temple, Texas.
Survivors include: her husband, Johnny Johnson of Centerville; step-sons, Cory
Johnson, Jermaine Love and Phillip Lee all of Little Rock, Arkansas;
step-daughters, Lasummer Johnson-Henderson, Stephanie Johnson and China Johnson
all of Little Rock, Arkansas and Jaton Johnson and Lakeysha Johnson, both of
Omaha, Nebraska; two loving aunts, Dorothy Mae Johnson of Centerville and Willie
Mae Kelly of Houston; “brothers and sisters”, John, Lee, Roy, Jack, Jr. and
Tilda and Fredrick, Earsel, Jr. and Kayla; a very special friend, Renee Sterns
and step-father, Oliver Cannon.
Pallbearers were Bobby Joe Smith, Anthony “Pete” Johnson, Fred Johnson, Kenny Davis, Gary Bladen and Lee Lacey. Honorary pallbearers were Lee V. Johnson, John D. Johnson, Roy C. Johnson, Jack Johnson, Jr., Fredrick Kelly and Earsel Kelly, Jr.