Obituary of Sarah Anne Johnson

Sarah Anne “Sally” Johnson, 70, of 617 W. Elm St. Titusville, died Friday, January 14, 2011 at Warren Manor in Warren. Mrs. Johnson was born on July 4, 1940 at Warren, PA, a daughter of the late Emmett and Bessie Clark Smith. She was married to Charles A. Johnson on May 3, 1956 at Sugar Grove, PA. She had attended the Lottsville and Youngsville schools and earned her high school diploma through the Titusville High School Adult Education Program. Mrs. Johnson had worked at the Titusville Area Hospital, Drake Well, and the Early Childhood Learning Center as a sign language interpreter. She had attended the Pleasantville Free Methodist Church and the Titusville Free Methodist Church. Mrs. Johnson enjoyed her most treasured pet dog “Snow” with whom she was inseparable. She was a volunteer with the Titusville Hospital Auxiliary working at the escort desk. Mrs. Johnson is survived by three daughters, Lisa Anderson and her husband Dana of Arvada, CO, Sharon Newsome and husband James of Corona, CA, and Sister Mary Beth Johnson of Walnut, CA; a granddaughter Clarissa Anderson of Arvada, CO; brothers, Robert Smith of Pittsfield, Martin D. Smith and wife Janet and Harold Smith and wife Judy, all of Warren, and Kenneth Smith of Jamestown, NY; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Michael Johnson in 1992; brothers, Cary, Ivan, Arden, Freeman and Gerald Smith; and sisters, Jennie Hebner Loomis, Harriet Borton, Alice Huff, and Mary Johnson. No public calling hours will be observed. Private interment will be in Fairview Cemetery in Pleasantville. The Gordon B. Garrett Funeral Home 303 N. Washington St. Titusville is in charge of arrangements.