Nell Grace Johnson, 63, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Friday, January 2, 2015, at Pruitt Healthcare in Ocilla.
Funeral services will be held 11 AM, Monday, January 5, 2015, at the Fitzgerald Church of God, with the Rev. Dewain Joiner officiating and Minister Teressa McDuffie delivering the eulogy. Interment will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery in Fitzgerald. The family will receive friends Sunday evening, from 7 to 9, at the funeral home in Fitzgerald.
Mrs. Johnson was born March 3, 1951, in Fitzgerald, to the late Sylvester and Ruby Smith Douglas. She was a 1969 graduate of Fitzgerald High School and lived in the community all of her life. She received her Secretary degree from Ben Hill Irwin Technical College and was a former employee of Champion Products. Mrs. Johnson loved her family, especially her granddaughter and her dog, “Buffey”. She was a member of the Fitzgerald Church of God.
She is survived by her husband of 33 years: George Johnson of Fitzgerald; a son: Tracy Young of Fitzgerald and his fiancé: Vanessa Dowling; a granddaughter: Hailey Young and a sister: Betty Jo & Tim Costa of Fitzgerald. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother: Paul Bennie Douglas and a sister: Alva Jean Douglas.