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- BUTLER — Catherine D. Buchanan Johnson, age 64, of Butler, passed away at her home on Thursday, July 14, 2016.
Catherine was born in Carter County to the late Fin G. Buchanan and Mildred Calhoun Buchanan McCall.
In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her brother, David Buchanan; and her step father, Bob McCall.
Catherine was a registered nurse, specializing in Emergency Medicine and Nursing Management. She had worked locally with the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center and Mountain States Health Alliance. Her nieces and nephews were very special to her and she loved to shop with them whenever the opportunity arose. She and her husband, Howard, are both members of First Methodist Church in Elizabethton. She also served as Chaplin for the Order of the Eastern Star and was a graduate of Culinary School. In addition to shopping, she enjoyed cooking and crafting.
Those left to cherish her memory include her husband of 36 years, Howard W. Johnson, of the home; a brother, Michael Buchanan and wife Eleanor, of Frankfort, Illinois; her step children, Rob Johnson, of Ohio, Jennifer Maryanski, of Knoxville, Michael Johnson, of Indiana, and Rebecca Swing, of Wisconsin. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
A service to honor and celebrate the life of Mrs. Catherine D. Buchanan Johnson will be conducted at 12:30 PM on Monday, July 18, 2016, in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton with Mr. Dwayne Calhoun, minister, officiating. Music will be under the direction of Niles and Lena Onks. The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM until 12:30 PM in the funeral home chapel, prior to the service on Monday.
The graveside service will follow in the Rittertown Baptist Church Cemetery in Hampton. Active pallbearers will be her nephews and step sons. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of Mountain Home Construction.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to her special friends and care givers, Jennifer Clawson and Judy Matthews for the love and care they gave to Catherine during her illness.
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Abt 1951 - 2016 (~ 65 years)
