Obituary
Ora Mae Johnson, 90, of Conroe died May 22, 2008 in a local hospital. Funeral services were Monday, May 26, 2008 at Cashner Funeral Home Chapel in Conroe with Reverend Merle Blado officiating, followed by graveside services and burial at Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana.
She was born Aug. 6, 1917 in Richland, Texas to Sophie Sherrard Fetty and William Rufus Fetty. She attended school in Richland and married the late Clifton “Red” Johnson Jan. 31, 1934 in Corsicana.
They lived in Emhouse, Texas until 1942 when they moved to Houston, where they raised their family. After Red’s death in 1973, she moved to Corsicana in 1975 where she resided until moving to Conroe in 1994. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Conroe and an enthusiastic member of the church’s Livewires group and Fidelis Homemaker’s Sunday School Class.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents and three sisters: Verdie Calame of Wortham, Thelma Frazier of Comanche and Clyde Joy Jackson of Baytown.
She is survived by two daughters, Carmen Johnson of Garden City, Sharon Longworth and husband Dennis of Houston; a son, Carey Johnson of Conroe; sister Charlene Lafevre of Wortham; brother Cecil Fetty of Corsicana; grandsons Mark and Steve Longworth and their families; special friends Joe Calverley, Jack Buckalew and Maurine Fiveash; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Her wishes were that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the First Baptist Church of Conroe’s building fund, 600 North Main Street, Conroe, TX 77301, the American Heart Association, P. O. Box 20448, Houston, TX 77225-0448 or a favorite charity.