By Staff
Atmore
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Johns, 79, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008, in Century, Fla. She was a native of Akin, S.C., a former resident of Century, and a resident of Atmore for the past 20 years. She was a member of the American Legion and the Flomaton Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, James A. Johns; two sons, James Edward Johns and Andrew Harrison; a grandson, Gene Lloyd; a great-granddaughter, Kayla Godwin; her parents, Buck and Annie Turner; a brother, Herbert Turner and a sister, Jeanette Land.
She is survived by a son, Jim (Lillian) Roye of Flomaton; two daughters, Louise (Billy) White of Atmore, and Barbara (Frank) Lloyd of Slidell, La.; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Vernon (Tammy) Turner of Vance, S.C. and Hilton (Iva) Turner of Waynesboro, Ga.; and four sisters, Marion (Vernon) Briggs and Jackie Hallman, both of Thompson, Ga., Dorothy Moxley of Blythe, Ga., and Cornelia (Floyd) Kitchens of Grove Town, Ga.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 25, at 10 a.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Diane Everette officiating. Burial followed at McCurdy Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home directing. Pallbearers were Brian Roye, Jason Roye, Chris Roye, Mickey Roye, James Lloyd, and Justin White. Honorary pallbearer was Tim Strickland.