Funeral services for Ms. Georgia Lee Johnson of McCoy Hill Americus, Georgia will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at the Mt. Olive Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. H.C. Wilson officiating. Burial will follow at Staley Memorial Gardens.
Georgia Lee Johnson, daughter of the late Luther Johnson and the late Mrs. Thelma James Johnson, was born in Sumter County, Georgia, on March 15, 1937. At an early age she joined the Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church. She was a 1956 graduate of Sumter County High School. In 1958, she relocated to Hartford, Connecticut. She was a dietitian at The University of Connecticut in Hartford. She retired after 27 years of dedicated service. In 2001, Georgia Lee relocated back to Americus to be near her family and friends. She then rededicated herself with the Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor H.C. Wilsons.
In 2009, due to her failing health, she relocated to Powder Springs, Georgia. On Friday, March 18, 2016, Georgia Lee peacefully transitioned to her Heavenly home. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, James Johnson.
She leaves to cherish her memories a devoted daughter, Gwynelle (Louis) Mills; a granddaughter, Kianna Mills all of Glen Burnie, Maryland; four brothers, Claude (Mary), Eddie Frank, Douglas (Debra), and Felton; an aunt, Bertha Sampson; a devoted caregiver, Ms. Noemie Lamothe and family, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.