Joan Johnson
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Joan Johnson, 82, passed peacefully and met her Lord and Savior on Christmas Day 2020.
She was born May 31, 1938, in Gorman, Texas to Jesse Clinton Clark and Doris Macon Clark. Joan married her loving husband and soulmate, Marcus "Dean" Johnson, September 20, 1958, in De Leon. He preceded her in 1997.
Joan grew up in De Leon and attended Howard Payne University. For many decades "Mrs. J" was employed by Dr. TJ Gutherie DDS as Office Mgr. and Dental Assistant in a pedodontics office in Oklahoma City. She and Dean lived in Oklahoma City from 1960 then returned to De Leon in 1977 purchasing the family farm. Joan was a long-time member of Northside Baptist Church of De Leon, she loved her church family dearly. Joan's family was her life, she treasured time with them. She was a devoted wife, a loving mother, grandmother, and sister. She will be missed dearly by many.
She is survived by her daughter, Missi; grandsons, Marcus and Zac DeVries; great-grandson, Granger Cor DeVries; sisters, Brenda Gilman, Glenda Jackson (Phillip); numerous nieces, nephews, cousins; and other extended family. She was preceded in death by: husband Dean; parents, Jesse and Doris Clark; sister, Linda Strawbridge; and brother, Nicky Clark.
Graveside funeral services will be held Monday, January 4, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. in De Leon Cemetery with Brother Heath Sylva officiating. The family will receive friends from 12-1:00 p.m. at the cemetery. Condolences may be offered online at www.nowlinandersfh.com .