Lena Mae Johnson

Lena Mae Johnson died Wednesday morning at the age of 94. She was born January 16, 1913 at McMinnville, Tennessee to Frances Gamble Phifer and John Phifer. In 1937, Lena Mae married Pearson Madison Johnson, who preceded her in death in 1972. She is survived by son Donald Johnson of Weatherford, daughter Carolyn and her husband Lilburn Smith of Weatherford, stepdaughter Clarice Camille of Fresno, CA, and daughter-in-law Doris Johnson of Bakersfield CA. Other survivors are granddaughters Stephanie Smith of Greenville TX, Barbara “Bea” Smith of Fort Worth TX, Dorothea Giardono of Amsterdam NY, Melissa Butterfield of Angleton TX, numerous step-grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and a nephew. When her father died in 1919, Lena Mae and her siblings Ray and Elizabeth traveled with their widowed mother to Hollis OK, where they farmed near older sister Jessie Argo. After their marriage, Lena Mae and Pearson lived in Dodson TX and later moved to Bakersfield CA. In 1948, they moved to West TX and eventually settled in Lubbock. Lena Mae worked as a salesclerk at Sears for twenty-two years. She moved to Weatherford in 1989, where she has been a member of Central Christian Church. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, January 30, at 11:00 AM in Central Christian Church. Following cremation, burial will be in Lubbock.

In lieu of flowers, her family suggests donations to Central Christian Church for the building fund or for Freedom House.