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Our Condolences to Dr. Bob and his family with the loss of his mother Ezma Johnson.

Ezma Johnson

Published: Sunday, May 30, 2010 12:12 AM CDT
HARTFORD — Ezma Johnson, 98, formerly of Owensboro, passed away Friday, May 28, 2010, at her home at Dogwood Retreat. She was born the daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson and Hatha Smith Dunagan on Sept. 24, 1911, in eastern Kentucky. She was a member of Buena Vista Baptist Church in Owensboro, had worked as a clerk at Dawson Shoe Store for a number of years and was a LPN. She was preceded in death by her husband, J. Lewis Johnson, in 1980.

Survivors include two sons, Dr. Robert (Betty) Johnson of Beaver Dam and J. Lewis (Sue) Johnson Jr. of Calabash, N.C.; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Sula Kellner of Horse Shoe, N.C.

Funeral services will held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bevil Bros. Funeral Home in Beaver Dam. Burial will follow in Rosehill Cemetery in Owensboro. Friends may visit with the family from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to Missions Of Love, P.O. Box 292, Hartford, KY 42347. Online condolences may be sent to bevilbrosfuneralhomes.com.