Doris McCrary Johnson

On December 16, 2016, at the age of 89, Doris McCrary Johnson joined her husband, Carlos E. Johnson, in Heaven. They had been married 64 years before his death in 2011. Visitation will be Sunday, December 18th at Bevis Funeral Home from 3-5:00 p.m. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, December 19th at Fellowship Baptist Church with visitation at 10 a.m. The graveside service will be at 3:30 p.m. at Oakridge Cemetery in Tifton, Georgia. Doris was born on a small farm in Colquitt County, Georgia in 1927. She was the daughter of Elbert C. and Ada T. McCrary, both deceased. She is also preceded in death by six brothers, Jewell, B.W., Clyde, Worth, Howard and Earl; and one sister, Verna Lee. Doris graduated from Tifton High School in 1944. She then took a business course from Herring Business School. She was working for the County and Home Demonstration Agents when she met the love of her life and they married in March 1947. In 1950, after having two children, they moved to Valdosta for a short time. After moving back to Tifton, she went to work at a Plastics Plant. Lightening struck the Plant and completely burned it. Her boss owned the Newspaper in Tifton so they moved there and she started working as a bookkeeper. In 1955, they moved to Tallahassee and began a new chapter of their lives; Carlos at Borden’s Dairy for three years, then Apex Linen Service for twenty eight and one-half years. She was with Leon Federal Savings for twenty three and one-half years as Manager of the Records Department and later served as Assistant Vice President, retiring in March 1979. Doris was a Charter Member of American Business Women’s Association in Tallahassee and served as its President one year. She was named Woman of the Year in 1966 and attended the National Convention that year. After two years of retirement, Doris went to work with the Florida Legislature during the annual sessions. She worked on the Senate Journal staff from 1981 to 2013. On her last day, she was recognized and presented a Florida Senate Proclamation by her co-workers and the President of the Senate. Doris was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church for some 30 years before they moved back to Tifton in 1988 and lived for six years. She served in different areas of the Church – Toddler Department, Adult Department Director, various class positions, several committees, WMH Director and Computer Operator for Sunday School. Upon returning to Tallahassee in 1994, they settled at Fellowship Baptist Church where she was still an active member and served as Outreach Leader in her Sunday School class for several years. She is survived by three sons, Caroll (Brenda) Johnson, Larry (Marcia) Johnson all of Tallahassee, FL, and Elton (Tracey) Johnson of Winter Springs, FL; one granddaughter, Danna (Mike) Beener of Tallahassee; five grandsons, Brad (Alicia) Johnson, Delaney (Lynda) Johnson, Boyd Johnson, all of Tallahassee, Jeremy (Mandi) Johnson of Kissimmee, FL, and Adam Johnson of Los Angeles, CA; two step-grandsons, Justin (Karen) Bozone of Crawfordville, FL, and Michael Bozone of Dallas, TX; three great-grandsons and three great-granddaughters. She is also survived by one brother, E. J. (Mary Sue) McCrary of Waco, TX; three sisters, Ruby Summers of Paris, TX, Joyce (Rollen) Hall of Tifton, GA, Mary Lou Lux of Apex, NC; and numerous nieces and nephews. Doris loved all her family and enjoyed the family reunions. Rocky Bevis of Bevis Funeral Home (850-385-2193, www.bevisfh.com) is assisting the Johnson family with their arrangements.

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Doris McCrary Johnson

November 23, 1927 - December 16, 2016