She attended Forest Hill High School and Graduated in 1950, where she then attended Central Texas University from 1966-1967 and received her Associate degree. She went on to receive her B.A.E degree from the University of Mississippi in 1973 and her M.A.E degree from Mississippi College in 1978. Furthering her love for education, she taught seventh grade English at Clinton Junior High School for 18 years and was loved by many of her students. She was a lifetime member of Phi Kappa Phi, the honorary scholastic society, a member of First Baptist Church Clinton since 1973 and a member of the FBCC Writing Ministry for many years. She was a Worthy Matron of Chapter 6, order of the Eastern Star in Misawa, Japan and a member of the Rainbow Girls and Eastern Star. She served with her husband in the military for 21 years and traveled to all 50 states and all provinces of Canada, as well as Japan and Germany.
Her hobbies included reading, playing the piano, cooking, watching Ole Miss football and baseball games with her husband Bill, writing poetry, spending time with her wonderful husband, daughters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Bill and Sue Johnson were married December 24, 1950 at Van Winkle Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi by the Reverend Herman A. Milner. They were high school sweethearts and best friends.
"I have loved Bill dearly for more than 70 years, and I consider my greatest blessings in life to be my wonderful husband, daughters, our son-in-law, David Willoughby, our grandchildren, and our great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents; brother, Richard A. Turner; sister, Mary Louise Davis.
She is survived by her husband, William J. (Bill) Johnson; daughters, Nina J. Willoughby (David), Barbara L. Drake; grandchildren, Kayla W. Boyer (Hunter), Clint Willoughby, Hayden Drake, Hannah Drake, Vadik Drake, Vitaly Drake, Nikolay Drake, Artem Jordan; great-grandchildren, Brooks Boyer and Mary Hunter Boyer.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Writing Ministry of Clinton, MS.
Visitation will be held on Monday, June 7, 2021 from 9 am to 10 am at Lakewood Funeral Home with a funeral service to follow at 10 am. Interment at Lakewood Memorial Park.
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