Obituary of Etta Johnson

WEST COLUMBIA —A graveside service for Etta Johnson, 82, of West Columbia, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 25, 2012 in Southland Memorial Gardens. Officiating will be Samuel Sidney Blakely, Jr. The family will receive friends from 1-2:30 p.m. prior to the service at Thompson Funeral Home of Lexington. Memorials may be made to ASPCA, 121 Humane Lane, Columbia, SC 20209 or American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210 or Northwoods of Sumter, 1627 N. Main Street, Sumter, SC 29153. Etta Johnson passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2012, born in Georgetown County, SC. Surviving are her son, Ben Johnson of West Columbia; two grandchildren, Chris Johnson and Eric Johnson; great-grandchild, Emily Johnson; sisters, Betty Smith and Estelle Ramp and a brother, Sam Blakely (Eula Blakely).