Obituary

CLARA ELIZABETH JOHNSON, 74 of Milton, went home to be with her Lord, Tuesday, March 14, 2006, in St. Mary's Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted 1 p.m. Friday, March 17, 2006, at the Chapel of Remembrance at Forest Memorial Park, Milton, with the Rev. Allen Stewart officiating. Clara was born February 13, 1932, in Cabell County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Basil and Minnie Hatfield Bledsoe. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Lenville Johnson; one daughter, Michaela "Miki" Worley; one brother, Basil Bledsoe Jr. Clara worked for Cabell Huntington Hospital for more than 11 years then ventured in her own businesses. She spent the last few years as the manager of Blue Spruce Community Mobile Home Park. She is survived by one granddaughter, Lindsey Elizabeth Wallace and her fiancée, Travis Reed; one grandson, Evan Todd Hinkle; three brothers, Darrell Bledsoe, Jarrell Bledsoe and David Bledsoe; five sisters, Hazel Clay, Thelma Martin, Joann Wheeler, Betty Testerman and Barbara Brooks. Family has requested in lieu of flowers donations be sent to the American Cancer Society for breast cancer awareness. Clara was so dearly loved and will be sadly missed by all who knew her. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Heck Funeral Home, Milton, to share thoughts and prayers with the family.