Lena Johnson

Lena Irene Johnson, 70, of Petersburg, passed away on Tuesday, March 30, 2010. She was the daughter of the late Herman Arthur and Mary Elizabeth Fry Swimler. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilton L. Johnson, Jr. and two brothers Edwin and Ralph Swimler. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church and the Ladies League Champion at Fort Lee and Lee Park Golf Courses. She is survived by her four daughters; Louise Whitley and husband, Tim, Mary Johnson and fiancé Johnny Stiltoner; Michele Slagle, and Linda Norwood and husband, Ron of Gualala, CA; four sisters, Essie Cain and husband, Billy, Florence Kanusek, Helen Wells and husband, George, and Eula Feteyla; two brothers, Basil Swimler and Teeny Swimler; seven grandchildren, Kyle, Travis, Crystal, Stephen, Belinda, Zach, and Gavin; four great-grandchildren and sister-in-law Charlotte Elder and brother-in-law Robert O. Johnson and wife, Val; and numerous nieces, nephews and other loving family members. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, April 3, 2010 at 1:00 PM in the Petersburg Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home & Cremation Service with interment to follow at Southlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM Friday at the funeral home. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com .