BERNIE -- Patricia Louise Owens Johnson, 75, died Aug. 26, 2005, at her home.
Born Feb. 27, 1930, in Stoddard County, daughter of the late Orlie and Esley Stephens Owens, she was a lifelong resident of the Bernie area and a 1948 graduate of Bernie High School. She and her husband operated the J&B Grocery in Bernie for several years. She was also active in the Bernie Alliance Church where she served as a deaconess and taught Sunday school for many years.
On Feb. 25, 1950, she married Robert Lee Johnson who survives of the home.
Other survivors include: one son, Robert Lee Johnson Jr. of Bernie; two daughters, Rebecca Joann Edmonds and Brenda Jean Buchanan of Bernie; two sisters, Amy Green and Theetta Cokley of Bernie; four brothers, Buford Owens of Malden and Jerry Owens, Bill Owens and Reuben Owens of Bernie; and seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation is from 10 a.m. Saturday until time for services at 1 p.m. at Rainey-
Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie. The Rev. Cletus Patterson will officiate.
Burial will follow in the Bernie Cemetery.