Leoma Pauline Johnson

Leoma Pauline Johnson was born on December 12, 1916 to James Riley Cowan and Elizabeth Cowan, the sixth of seven children. She was married to Claude Willis Johnson on April 12, 1936, in Dale, Arkansas, and they moved to Cache, Oklahoma, where Claude worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps at Ft Sill Army post. They moved from Cache to Duke where they bought a welding and blacksmith shop. Subsequent moves included Altus in 1954, Rocky Face, Georgia in 1969 and Holdenville in 1979 to help take care of their daughter, Claudean, who was diagnosed with breast cancer. After Claude died in 1994, Pauline moved from Holdenville to Lindsay. She became a member of the Lindsay United Methodist Church. Pauline was a 50 year member of the Order of Eastern Star and enjoyed quilting and finding the many patterns to make the quilts she wanted her family to have. Taking care of her family was her highest priority; her husband of fifty-eight years described her as the perfect mother. She was a full time wife and mother and worked as a concession employee to have the extra money for her daughter to attend the University of Oklahoma. She is preceded in death by her parents, and her husband, Claude Johnson, and her brothers and sisters, Thomas Cowan, Rosa Pruitt, William Cowan, Esther Oglevy and Abraham Cowan. She is survived by her children. James Thomas Johnson and Ila Claudean Harrison, her younger brother James Riley (JR) Cowan and his wife, Annell, her grandchildren, Leslie Kaye Jones, Thomas Claude Johnson, Paula Headrick, John Claude Hurley, Thomas Fredrick Hurley and wife April and their son Eric Aultz as well as her great grandchildren Joshua Jones, wife Grace and their sons Alex and Ryan. Other great grand children are Jacob Rankin, Ashley Rankin, Zachary Headrick, Jeremiah James Johnson and Nicholas Udahl. Harrison family grandchildren and great grand children include: ...Natalie Shirley and Russ Harrison-Zi, Charlotte and Chase ?Pam and Robert Harrison-Tyler and Anna ?Jan and David Harrison-Hanna, Emily, Autumn and Tabitha ?Stephanie and John Harrison-Josiah, Elijah, Sarah and Mariah Services for Leoma Pauline Johnson will be Tuesday, May 27, at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Lindsay, Oklahoma. Burial will be at Cache Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Lindsay United Methodist Church Arrangements are under the direction of B. G. Boydston Funeral Home in Lindsay, Oklahoma.

Leoma Pauline Johnson

December 12, 1916 - May 24, 2008

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