Margaret Johnson

Family/Spouse: Arnold Whitehead. Arnold (son of Hensley John Whitehead and Mary Ann Ingram) was born on 7 Jul 1938 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 25 Apr 2021 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Johnson Roan View Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Omer "Wilt" Johnson, 99, of Roan Mountain, passed away on Monday, October 23, 2017, at The Waters at Roan Highlands Nursing Center. Mr. Johnson was born in Carter County and was the son of the late Jacob and Dovie Ledford Johnson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five brothers, Earl Johnson, Ed Johnson, Ike Johnson, Clarence Johnson and Dayton Johnson; four sisters, Ballie Brown, Lori McMahan, Pearl Johnson and Cenia Cordell; and three grandchildren, Sherry Babb, Timmy Woodby and Paul Hathaway.
Mr. Johnson was a member of St. John's Baptist Church. He enjoyed the outdoors, farming, logging and working with his horses.
Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Texie Johnson, Roan Mountain; four daughters, Margaret Whitehead (Arnold), Roan Mountain, Grace Wagner, Hampton, Frankie Woodby, Elizabethton, and Robin McKinney, Roan Mountain; two sons, Jerry Johnson, Elizabethton, and Wilson "Junior" Johnson, Hampton; 11 grandchildren, Melissa Doyle, Teresa Simerly, Michael Woodby, Dusty Woodby, Wesley Woodby, Randy Johnson, Eddie Johnson, Carrie Johnson, Christy Johnson, Tammie Rinehart and Travis McKinney; 15 great-grandchildren and several great-great grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
The family will receive friends in the Rhododendron Chapel of Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home, Roan Mountain, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 25. The graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, October 26, in the Johnson-Roanview Cemetery with Rev. Randy English officiating. Active pallbearers will be Andrew Jones, Merle Townsend, Jeff McKinney with others selected from family and friends. Those wishing to attend are asked to meet the family at the Rhododendron Chapel in Roan Mountain at 10:30 a.m. Thursday to go in procession to the cemetery. The family would like to express a special and sincere thank you to the staff of The Waters at Roan Highlands for the love and care shown to Mr. Johnson during his time there.

Omer married Texie Winters on 9 Feb 1942 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Texie (daughter of Mark Linville Winters and Mary Pitman) was born about 1926 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 18 Dec 2019 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Johnson Roan View Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Texie Johnson, age 94, of Roan Mountain, TN, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at the Waters of Roan Highlands. She was the daughter of the late Mark and Mary Pippins Winters. Texie was the owner of Johnson Antiques in Roan Mountain, TN, where she had worked for many years. She enjoyed talking to people and loved her pets, going to auctions and gardening.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Omer "Wilt" Johnson; a daughter, Frankie Woodby; two grandsons, Timmy Woodby and Paul Hathaway; a special granddaughter, Sherry Hathaway Babb and three brothers, Dave Winters, Munrow Winters and Earnest Winters. Those left to cherish her memory include three daughters, Robin McKinney and Margaret Whitehead and husband Arnold, both of Roan Mountain and Grace Wagner, Hampton; two sons, Jerry Johnson, Elizabethton and Wilson Junior Johnson, Hampton; eleven grandchildren, Melissa Doyle, Teresa Simerly, Michael Woodby, Dusty Woodby, Wesley Woodby, Randy Johnson, Eddie Johnson, Carrie Johnson, Christy Johnson, Tammie Chrisawn and Travis McKinney. Fifteen great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive.

A graveside service to honor the life of Mrs. Texie Johnson will be conducted at 2:30 P.M. Monday, December 23, 2019, in the Johnson Roanview Cemetery with Pastor Jeff McKinney officiating. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends.

Jacob married Dovie J. Ledford on 16 May 1903 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Dovie was born in Jul 1887; died on 21 Dec 1966 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mark married Mary Pitman on 12 Aug 1923 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mary was born on 27 Sep 1905; died about 1986 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Sarah Elizabeth McNabb on 13 Jul 1873 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of William Guilford McNabb and Elizabeth Miller) was born about 1852; died about 1940 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sidney married Minnie Elizabeth Waters on 9 Feb 1899 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. Minnie was born on 23 Mar 1879 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; died on 29 Feb 1964 in Washington County, , , Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]