Ethel Johnson

Mrs. Ethel Bailey Johnson of Hyden, KY., was born on March 11, 1935 in Thousandsticks, KY., the daughter of the late Chester Bailey & the late, Lucrita Napier Bailey. She passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at the St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, KY. at the age of 81. Ethel was a life-long resident of Leslie County. By occupation she was a sales clerk for Elam's Dept. Store, then store manager of Ben Franklin's Dept. Store and Family Dollar Store where she retired in 2011. Ethel was a member of the Central Presbyterian Church EPC in Hyden, KY. She enjoyed spending time with her son & grandson, her cat "Boog" & she enjoyed her flowers & quilting.

Ethel was preceded in death by her parents, loving & devoted husband, Will Johnson, Jr., brothers & sisters, Critt Bailey, Cleo Jones, Harold Bailey, Marion Bailey, Nell Worley, Rose Mitchell, Bess Mitchell, Walter Bailey & Fran Arioli. She is survived by one beloved son, William Edward Johnson & wife, Carolyn of Hyden, KY., one sister, Jean Maggard, Hyden, KY., one grandson, Bryan Edward Johnson, Lexington, KY., one great-grandson, Carter Benjamin Johnson, FL., two step-grandchildren, Cynthia Boggs, Columbia, KY. & Jeffery Boggs, Hyden, KY.,  special friends, Lois Begley & Hettie Langdon both of Hyden, KY.  Also a host of other relatives & friends survive.



FUNERAL:
Saturday, January 21, 2017 @ 1:00 P.M. at the Dwayne Walker Funeral Home, Hyden, KY.
MINISTERS:
Rev. Merle Caudill, Rev. Greg Whitaker & Rev. Craig Morgan
INTERMENT:
Hurricane Cemetery, Hyden, KY.
PALLBEARERS:
Bryan Johnson, Jerry Sparks, Craig Morgan, Jeffery Boggs, Jimmy Whitaker, Timmy Whitaker, Randall Baker & Claude Morgan
VISITATION:
Friday, January 20, 2017 @6:00-9:00 P.M. at the Funeral Home Chapel

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH EPC, P.O. BOX 1679, HYDEN, KY. 41749

You may send your condolences to the Johnson family @dwaynewalkerfuneralhome.com