Clara Hancock Johnson, a homemaker and retired bookkeeper, who had once served as the Treasurer of the Town of Gretna, died Thursday, November 28, 2013, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She suffered a stroke on Tuesday evening and never regained any consciousness. She was 90.
Clara was born in Halifax County, Virginia on August 26, 1923, and was the daughter of the late John E. and Mollie B. Hancock. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Raymond B. Johnson, a son, Dr. Johnny R. Johnson, five sisters, and two brothers.
She is survived by her children; Amy J. Pendergrass and her husband Keith of Hudson, Ohio; Samuel E. Johnson and his wife Donna of Lynchburg, Virginia; and Dr. Barry W. Johnson and his wife Susan of Charlottesville, Virginia.
Her survivors also include her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Pamela J. Fields and her son Jay; Ashby Johnson, her fiancé Germaine, and son Payton; Alan Pendergrass, his wife Kelly, son William and daughter Emily; Rachel Sack, her husband Dan and daughters Caroline and Samantha; Troy Pendergrass; and a step-grandchild, Jason Dalton, his wife Melissa, son Jacob and daughter Isabelle.
Funeral services, officiated by the Rev. R.G. Rowland, will be held on Monday, December 2, 2013 at 11:00 am at Greenfield Baptist Church, 384 Fairmont Road, Gretna, where Clara had been a life time member and former Sunday School teacher. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Colbert- Moran Funeral Home in Gretna on Sunday, December 1, 2013 from 7:00pm until 8:30pm and after the service in the church fellowship hall.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that friends and family consider the charity of their choice or the building or cemetery funds of Greenfield Baptist Church, P.O. Box 875, Gretna, Virginia 24557.
Colbert- Moran, Gretna, Virginia is assisting the family. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.colbertmoran.com.