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      Obituary
    Verna Jo (Hanshaw) JohnsonNov. 11, 1935 - Oct. 19, 2009
 
 
     
 Verna Jo Johnson, 73 of
    Crown City,
    OH passed away on Monday October 19, 2009 
    at St. Mary’s
    
    Medical
    Center. 
    Services will be held on Thursday at 1:30 PM at
    
    Miller
    Cemetery, Miller, OH 
    with Pastor Charles Turley officiating. She was born November 11, 1935 in
    
    Lawrence County,
    OH a daughter of the late 
    Lawrence and Thelma Burrough Hanshaw. In addition to her parents she was 
    preceded in death by her brother, Larry Hanshaw. She retired with over 30 
    years of service as an Optometrist Assistant for Dr. John Lupton. She was 
    past President of the Quota Club of Huntington, past Lieutenant Governor of 
    Quota and past Governor 1st District International of Quota.
     She was an avid gardener all who knew her enjoyed her 
    beautiful flowers. Verna Jo is survived by her loving family, her husband, 
    Harold E. Johnson; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Gregory L. and Teresa 
    Johnson of Proctorville, OH and Chris E. Johnson of Proctorville; a 
    grandson, Andrew Johnson; a sister-in-law, Connie (Don) Ransbottom of 
    Huntington, WV; a sister, Kay (Frank) Norton of Sarasota, FL; several nieces 
    and nephews including a special niece, Lisa Ransbottom McComas of Huntington 
    and a host of friends. The family will receive friends on Thursday after 
    11:00 AM at Beard Mortuary a procession to the cemetery will leave the 
    funeral home at 1:00 PM. 
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