Olive G. Johnson, 94, of Sod went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 17, 2010, at home with her family by her side. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister, and friend. Olive was a member of Sycamore Grove Baptist Church at Alkol and a lifelong resident of Lincoln County.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Daniel and Rosa Breedlove; her husband of 53 years, Thomas F.; daughter, Little Betty Ann; son and daughter-in-law, Thomas Jr. “Buddy” and Loretta Johnston; granddaughter, Deborah Justice; three great-grandsons, Crae Justice, Michael H. Johnston and Gabriel Johnson; four brothers, Archie, Mansfield, Junior and Richard Breedlove; five sisters, Valley, Susan, Della, Lola and Madeline.
She leaves behind 170 descendants, including her children, Lillian Smith, Loretta J. (Russell Ray) Turley, Forrest G. (Rose), Dannie B. (RoseMary), Jana L. (Londis) Justice, Ellen F. Johnson, Helen M. Johnson, Stanley “Josh” and wife Carolyn, Henry W. “David”, and Marie (Larry) Young; one brother, Charles Breedlove; one sister, Avenell Canfield; 32 grandchildren; 59 great-grandchildren; and 29 great-great-grandchildren.
The family extends a special thank you to the Huntington Hospice caregivers, Brenda Bassett, Sheri Griszell and Nancy Wallace for their love and care.
Service will be held at 2:00pm Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at Curry Funeral Home Chapel in Alum Creek with Pastors Oshel Bell and Chuck Adkins officiating. Burial will be in the Johnson family cemetery at Alkol. Family and friends will gather from 6 to 8 pm Monday at the funeral home.