Johnson, Monta Mae    

GILMER -- Funeral services for Monta M. Johnson, 86, of Gilmer, will be held 2 p.m. 
Sunday, February 12, 2006, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer, with Brother 
Charles Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Rosewood Cemetery of Upshur County. 
Mrs. Johnson died Thursday, February 9, 2006, in Gilmer. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. 
this evening, February 11, 2006. She was born January 16, 1920, to John and Artie 
Shelby. She was married to Norman Dane Johnson on June 10, 1939. He preceded her in 
death in 1986. Before her death, she was the only charter member of Harmony Methodist 
Church in Rosewood, where she enjoyed teaching Sunday school, youth groups, and other 
various ways of serving her Lord. Monta was a very loving, caring person who devoted 
her life to her family, which she loved very deeply. Before her health began to fail, 
she had many loves and hobbies which included cooking, sewing, gardening, and music. 
She worked as a waitress for many years and later a nurse's aide. She is survived by 
a son and daughter-in-law, Norman Sr. and Lill Johnson of Nacogdoches; a daughter and 
son-in-law, Susan and William Robertson of Gilmer; six grandchildren; 18 
great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; several nieces and nephews; and 
very special friends, Pam Edge and Marie Thornton. Pallbearers will be Norman "Bucky" 
Johnson Jr., Shelby "Pacer" Johnson, Jason Havard, Bill Robertson, Dane Robertson, and 
Jonathan Crabtree. Honorary pallbearers will be Eddie Rinehart and Joe Max Johnson.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 2/11/2006.