Phyllis Johnson

Phyllis Johnson

1950 – 2022

Phyllis Maxine Johnson 71 of Wurtland KY formally of Load KY went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 25, 2022, at Wurtland Nursing and Rehabilitation in Wurtland KY.

She was born in Troy OH on October 9, 1950, a daughter the late Jesse James Johnson (deceased, 1995) & Gladys Mae Bowling Johnson (deceased, 2002).

She was a member of the Church of Christ, graduated from Wurtland High School after an automobile accident in May 1965 left her with several years of recovery to regain mobility. She then attended college at Morehead State, worked in the Greenup Clerks Office and later in the kitchen at Greenbo Lake State Park.

With the assistance of her parents, she owned and operated Phyllis’s Piece Good Shop, out of their home on Rt. 7 in Load KY.

Her last 14 years were in personal care homes and then total care as her health deteriorated.

Surviving her are five aunts, Janet Johnson, Hermie Bowling Gibbons, Wilma Bowling, Pauline Bowling and Betty Bowling along with several cousins, extended family and friends.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at Wright’s Funeral Home in Greenup KY by Brother Dustin Rose.

Burial will follow in the Vaughn Johnson Cemetery in Load KY.

Visitation will be from 10:00 AM till the time of the service on Wednesday at the funeral home.

The family request no flowers but encourage donations be made in her honor to Greenup Meals on Wheels P.O. Box 382 Greenup KY 41144.

Wright’s Funeral Home in Greenup KY has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Online condolences may be made at www.wrightsfuneralhome.com.

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