Juanita Marie (Patterson) Johnson

Mrs. Juanita Marie (Patterson) Johnson Mrs. Juanita Marie (Patterson) Johnson, 96, of Bartlesville, died at 12:49 P.M. on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center officiating. Funeral services for Mrs. Johnson will be held at 1 P.M. on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 in the Stumpff Funeral home Chapel with Mr. Ben Killion officiating. Interment will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery directed by the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory. Casket escorts will include Scott Johnson, Chris Johnson, Josh Johnson, Bradley Johnson, Micah Vanatta and David Hamby. Mrs. Johnson’s family will receive guests for visitation at the Stumpff Funeral Home on Monday evening from 5 P.M. until 6:30 P.M. Mrs. Johnson was born on February 20, 1918 in rural Decatur, Arkansas to Rector “Rex” and Minnie Alice (Taylor) Patterson. She grew up and received her education in the Decatur area and graduated from high school there. Following her graduation she moved to Pittsburg, Kansas and then to San Diego, California. She was married to Wilbur Johnson at San Diego on December 3, 1937. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson made their home in various locations while Mr. Johnson was on active military service with the U.S. Navy until retiring as a Lieutenant. Following his retirement they made their home in Pittsburg, Kansas and Mr. Johnson attended Pittsburg State College where he graduated with a Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson came to Bartlesville in 1956 and Mr. Johnson was a teacher at College High School until transferring to Tri County Tech in 1968 where he taught machine shop until his retirement in 1972. Mrs. Johnson had been a homemaker in the early years of their marriage and was later a secretary with the Department of Human Services in Bartlesville for a number of years and then as a secretary with Tri County Tech. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, enjoyed gardening and cooking new recipes. Mrs. Johnson is survived by one son, Gene Johnson and his wife Barbara of Oklahoma City, one daughter, Pat Vanatta and her husband Mickey of Owasso, Okla., seven grandchildren, Jeana Marie Scott Johnson, Christopher Johnson, Josh Johnson, Bradley Johnson, Micah Vanatta and Melissa Vanatta Hamby, and eleven great grandchildren. Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by her parents, six sisters, three brothers and two grandchildren, Mark Vanatta and another grandson in infancy. PDF Printable Version

Juanita Marie (Patterson) Johnson

February 20, 1918 - January 29, 2015