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Laura Evelyn Johnson

Obituary for Laura Evelyn Johnson

Laura Evelyn Johnson, 78, of Oneida, KY, passed away Tuesday, May 4th, 2021. Laura was born in Clay County, KY on April 30, 1943, a daughter of the late Bleve and Geneva Abney Metcalf. She was a Kentucky Colonel.

She is survived by her husband, Orvas Johnson of Oneida; and her daughters: Patsy Wombles of Burning Springs, and Kimberly Waegaert of France.

Laura is also survived by her three sisters: Elsie Iness Melton and husband Aaron, Pauline Hensley, and Alice Maxine Madden and husband Harold, all of Sextons Creek; and the following grandchildren: Donnie Johnson, Natosha Wombles, Logan Waegaert, and Ryan Waegaert.

In addition to her parents, Laura was preceded in death grandson, Robert Wombles, and the following brothers and sisters: Arthur Pearl Metcalf, James Darryl Metcalf, Martha Irene Ray, Mary Eloise Wagner, Joyce Gwendolyn Russell, and Velma Lee Metcalf.

Services will be held at 12:00 PM on Saturday, May 8th at Britton Funeral Home, with Joe Fox officiating. Burial will follow in the Johnson Cemetery on Bar Creek.

Visitation will be held from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Saturday, May 8th at Britton Funeral Home.

 

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