She was the daughter of Reginald and Frances Hanniff and was the youngest of seven children: Charles, Carl, Dorothy, Estelle, Helen, Kenneth, Phyllis.
Phyllis was a graduate of St. Helens High School in St. Helens, Oregon. She served as a long distance telephone operator in Burlingame, California with the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company from 1941-1943. She enlisted as a "Wave" in the U.S. Navy in Norfolk, Virginia and served as a Storekeeper at the Navy Supply Depot from 1943-1945. She met Garnes Melroy Johnson in Pasadena, California. They married and lived in Arcadia, California.
They had three children, Jerry Leroy Johnson, wife Linda - Glendora, California daughter Deanna and husband Nathan Eli - Glendora, California. Daughter Kimi and husband Seth Murphy, sons Gavin and Grayson, Azusa, California. Dennis James Johnson, partner Fletcher Foster - Nashville, Tennessee. Judith Elizabeth Johnson and husband Dale Hopkins - San Gabriel, California, daughter Britney and husband Mario, son Aiden and daughter Kinsley - Covina, California, daughter Ashley Hopkins - San Gabriel, California, daughter Nicole and husband Kyle, daughters Kyra and Brooklyn - San Gabriel, California.
Graveside Service will be on Friday March 23rd at 12:00 noon at Turner and Stevens Live Oak Memorial Park: 200 E. Duarte Road. Monrovia, CA 91016.
Flowers can be sent to the address above (626) 359-5311. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made payable to the Arcadia Music Club and mailed to P.O. Box 660131 Arcadia, CA 91006-0131.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.turnerstevensliveoak.com for the Johnson family.
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