Betty J. Johnson

EDGEMOOR - Betty J. Johnson, 74, of 3291 Mount Holly Road, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, at Piedmont Medical Center. A native of Shelby, N.C., Mrs. Johnson was born April 16, 1934. a daughter of the late William and Vadis Tinsley Leazer. She was a former employee of the York County Council on Aging with Meals on Wheels, was a caregiver and loved people. Mrs. Johnson was a member of Ultimate Life Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Johnson; and three brothers, Don and William Leazer and Walt Cooke. Surviving are two daughters, Linda Peninger and husband, Don, of York and Bonnie Clinton and husband, Tom, of Edgemoor; two stepdaughters, Betty Oliver of Shellman, Ga., and Gale Lusk of Lodge, S.C.; siblings, Robert Cooke of Lincolnton, N.C., Katherine McPherson of Statesville, N.C., Virginia Greggs of Charlotte, N.C., Pauline Blakeley of Columbia and Vivian Marks of Harrisburg, N.C.; eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Bass-Cauthen Funeral Home. A service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Johnson will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Ultimate Life Church, 377 Rubin Center Drive, Suite 125, Fort Mill, with Pastor Barry Harmon officiating. Interment will follow at Grandview Memorial Park on Cherry Road in Rock Hill. Memorials may be made to Ultimate Life Church, 377 Rubin Center Drive, Suite 125, Fort Mill, SC 29708. An online memorial book is available at www.basscauthenfuneralhome.com. Bass-Cauthen Funeral Home and Cremation Center is serving the family.