She was preceded in death by her parents, Maude Garris and
James Lemuel Britt; a sister, Evelyn Chitty; her brothers, Southgate Britt and
James Britt; and a niece that she raised, Lois Chitty Hardison.
A native of Murfreesboro in Hertford County, she spent most of her life as a
caregiver to her family but also worked with the Evans Company in Murfreesboro
as their bookkeeper for many years. She was a loving mother, grandmother and
great-grandmother raising two daughters and a niece. Everyone loved coming to
her table to enjoy her wonderful Southern cooking.
Survivors include her loving and devoted husband of 66 years, Raleigh Eldridge
Johnson, of their home; two daughters, Norma Johnson Johnson and her husband,
Charles, and Wendy Johnson Marks, of Murfreesboro; three grandchildren, Sherry
Outland Pridgen and her husband, Gray, of Beaufort, Kevin Lee Outland and his
wife, Kathy, of Aulander, and Sarah Brittney Rose, of Queens University of
Charlotte; five great-grandchildren, William Thomas Lewter, Kelly Thagard
Smith and her husband, Gregory, Michael Preston Thagard, Kristin Brooke
Outland and Kaitlin Leigh Outland; three stepgrandchildren and five stepgreat-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m., today, Jan. 6, at
Bridgers Funeral Home Inc. in Conway, which is handling the arrangements.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 7, at Murfreesboro
Baptist Church, with Dr. Lee Canipe presiding. Burial will follow in the Town
of Murfreesboro Cemetery.
The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be sent to
Murfreesboro Baptist Church, where Mrs. Johnson had been a lifetime member.
Sarah Lucy Britt Johnson
age 88, born 12/15/1923, died 1/4/2011, Murfreesboro, NC Hertford
Co.