Thelma Ruth McKinney Johnson, daughter of the late Walter Everett and Gracie Ann Baker McKinney, was born in Westchester, Ohio on February 8, 1928 and she departed this life on Thursday, November 18, 2021 having attained the age of 93 years.

She was united in marriage to Mr. Clarence Estes Johnson at East Bernstadt, KY in Laurel County on July 25th, 1942, he preceded her in death. Survivors include; two sons, Bobby Finley Johnson of Science Hill, KY and Larry Johnson and his wife Leslie of Somerset, KY; five grandchildren, Kevin Johnson, Brian Johnson, Jamie Johnson, Sarah Wallace, Samuel Johnson; the following great grandchildren, Zachary and Brittany Thacker, Miranda Johnson, Kolton Johnson, Kaleb Johnson and Kathryn Johnson; one foster son, Jimmy Ray Brown; two sisters, Alma England and Reba Cawood, two sisters-in-law, Ruth and Wyonia McKinney and a host of neices, nephews and other relatives who mourn her passing.

Other than her parents and husband, she was also preceded in death by one son, Don Stanley Johnson; four brothers, George, Charles, Bobby and Raymond McKinney and five sisters, Dorothy McKinney, Mary Ellen McKinney, Ruby McKinney, Opal Inabnitt, and Lillie Waddle.

Mrs. Johnson enjoyed being a wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Her hobbies included gardening, she also loved friends and church family and attending church services as long as her health would permit. She was a longtime member of the Somerset First Church of the Nazarene.

Before retirement, she worked at the Somerset City Hospital for 2 1/2 years; she then worked as a nurse assistant for 19 years at the office of Dr. R. B. Jasper, then later she worked for more than 30 years as a foster care provider. Of everything she was involved in, she enjoyed doing things for other people the most.

A funeral service for Mrs. Johnson will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, November 22, 2021 at the Chapel of the Pulaski Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Barnesburg Cemetery.

The family of Mrs. Johnson will receive friends at the Pulaski Funeral Home from 10:00 a.m. Monday until time for services.

Pulaski Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family of Mrs. Thelma Ruth Johnson.