Mrs. Louise J. Johnson Archer

Born August 29, 1929 in Laurel County, Kentucky. She attended Sue Bennett College and received her Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Louisville. On February 14, 1956 she married Howard P. Archer.

She worked as a school teacher in Laurel County in a one room school house before moving to Louisville, Kentucky where she was an AT&T long distance operator. She was hired by Jefferson County Board of Education where she taught elementary school from 1957 until her retirement in 1992.

Louise was a lifetime member of the NEA and a member of the Laurel Chapel in London, Kentucky.

Louise will be remembered as the beloved wife of Howard, devoted mother to Bill and Laurel and “Manew” to her two grandchildren.

Survivors include her husband, Howard P. Archer of Louisville; Son, Howard William Archer of Louisville, Kentucky; daughter, Laurel Louise Waters, of Ellettsville, IN (Donald); her two grandchildren, Eric Curtis Westfall (Kristina) of Bloomington, Indiana and Bridgette Nichole Love (Evan) of Plainfield, Indiana. One sister-in-law, Nedra Jane Archer of Albany, New York.

A celebration of life will be held 12 noon Thursday May, 26, 2011 at the Chapel of Arch L. Heady at Resthaven 4400 Bardstown Rd. with entombment to follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. Visitation will be held Thursday 11 a.m. until the time of the service.

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