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Judith Johnson
JUDITH JOHNSON
Lewisburg, Tenn.
Judith Gerard Johnson, 68, a resident of Lewisburg, Tenn., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014, at her residence from a brief illness of cancer.
The family will celebrate her life with services at a later date. Heritage Funeral Home, Columbia, Tenn., is assisting the family with arrangements.
Born in Williamsburg, Iowa, on Aug. 19, 1946, Judith was the daughter of the late Vern Gerard and Stella Thomas Wardenburg. She worked as a caregiver for the majority of her life and loved to garden, mow, build things and ride her golf cart.
She leaves behind to cherish her memory her son, Jon (Mary) Gerard; daughter, Teri (Misty Henderson) Gerard; brothers, Vernon Gerard, Jack Gerard, Tom Gerard, Larry Gerard and Bob Gerard; sisters, Jean Collingwood and Sue Gabriel; grandchildren, Jonathan, Logan and Jennifer; and great-grandchildren, Teagen, Jadeyn, Addalyn and Aurora.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Walter Forrest; and second husband, Stephen Johnson.
You may share condolences with the family at the Heritage Funeral Home website, www.TnFunerals.com.
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