Laverne Johnson and Mary Audeane Whited Johnson
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RALLS (Special) - Laverne Johnson, 59, of Ralls died about 5 p.m. Friday in St. Mary of the Plains Hospital in Lubbock after a brief illness.

Services will be at 3 p.m. today in Emma Church of Christ in Ralls with Jerry Hestand, minister, officiating, assisted by James Eubanks, former minister. Burial will be in Ralls Cemetery under direction of Carter Funeral Home.

A native of Mitchell, S.D., Johnson was a farmer and had lived in the South Plains area since 1915.

Survivors include his wife; a son, Max Johnson of Lubbock; a daughter, Jan Johnson of Lubbock; two brothers, Marland Johnson of Susanville, Calif., and C.J. Johnson of Slaton; and a sister, Mrs. Una Bales of Susanville.

©Lubbock Avalanche Journal, November 11, 1972
Record provided by Crosby County Pioneer Memorial Museum
transcribed by Linda Fox Hughes

Mary Audeane JohnsonMary Audeane Johnson was born February 2, 1916, near Bonham in Fannin County. She passed away July 2, 2015, in Lubbock, a few months shy of her 100th birthday.

In 1920, she moved with her parents, John Leonard and Clara Briley Whited, to a farm overlooking the canyon east of the town of Southland in Garza County.She grew up on the family farm and attended school in Southland. She married Laverne Johnson on November 29, 1933, and they farmed near Southland until 1940. They moved to the Owens community in Crosby County and continued farming. Laverne passed away on November 10, 1972, and Audeane stayed on the farm until about 1990. She moved to Ralls and lived there until she moved to Lubbock in 2006. Audeane was a member of the Emma Church of Christ in Ralls for many years.

She is preceded in death by her parents, three brothers ( Herman, Kenneth, and Wayne), one sister ( Mattie), many other relatives, and many friends.

Audeane is survived by a son, David Max Johnson of Lubbock, a daughter, Carolyn Jan Johnson of Lubbock, cousins, nephews, and many dear friends.

Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday July 6, 2015, at the Ralls Cemetery Chapel, with burial to follow in the Ralls Cemetery, under the care of Adams Funeral Home of Ralls.

Published in The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal on July 5, 2015




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