Nancy Louise Smith Johnson

A graveside service will be held at 12:00 PM on Wednesday April 17, 2024, at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, 1300 Fernwood Glendale Road in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The family will greet family and friends from 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens prior to the graveside service.

Mrs. Johnson was born March 19, 1935, in Clifton, South Carolina, a daughter of the late Lloyd and Gladys Courtney Smith. She was a devoted wife and mother and a lifelong member of the United Methodist Church where she demonstrated her unwavering faith by serving as a dedicated minister’s wife and Sunday school teacher. She attended Lander University and retired from the Auditor’s Office in Barnwell, South Carolina.

Known for her many talents, Nancy was a master seamstress and delighted in making clothes for her family. She was an enthusiastic cook and shared this gift with her family as well as her church family. She loved to read and write stories, but her true calling was caring for others above herself.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, the Reverend Richard Hilton Johnson who retired from the ministry after serving Grace United Methodist Church in Pickens, South Carolina.

Survivors include her daughter, Courtney Johnson Foster and son-in-law, Neal Foster of Columbia, South Carolina; nieces and nephews; and her dear friends she met through the United Methodist Church.

In lieu of flowers, monetary donations may be made in her memory to the Alzheimer’s Association at this address Alzheimer's Foundation of America, alzfdn.org or call 1-866-232-8484.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family by visiting www.dillardfunerals.com. Dillard Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.