Sarah Johnson

Sarah L. Britt Johnson MURFREESBORO - Sarah Lucy Britt Johnson, 87, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011 at Roanoke Chowan Hospital in Ahoskie after a lengthy illness. She was preceded in death by her parents, Maude Garris and James Lemuel Britt; a sister, Evelyn Chitty; brothers, Southgate Britt and James Britt; and a niece whom she raised, Lois Chitty Hardison. A native of Murfreesboro in Hertford County, she spent most of her life as a caregiver to her family but also worked with the Evans Company in Murfreesboro as their bookkeeper for many years. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother raising two daughters and a niece. Everyone loved coming to her table to enjoy her wonderful Southern cooking. Survivors include her loving and devoted husband of 66 years, Raleigh Eldridge Johnson of their home; two daughters, Norma Johnson Johnson and husband Charles and Wendy Johnson Marks of Murfreesboro; three grandchildren, Sherry Outland Pridgen and husband Gray of Beaufort, Kevin Lee Outland and wife Kathy of Aulander and Sarah Brittney Rose of Queens University of Charlotte; five great-grandchildren, William Thomas Lewter, Kelly Thagard Smith and husband Gregory, Michael Preston Thagard, Kristin Brooke Outland and Kaitlin Leigh Outland; and three stepgrandchildren and five stepgreat- grandchildren. The family received friends at Bridgers Funeral Home Inc. in Conway Thursday, Jan. 6, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. A funeral for Mrs. Johnson will be held today at 2 p.m. in Murfreesboro Baptist Church with Dr. Lee Canipe presiding. Burial will follow in the Town of Murfreesboro Cemetery. The family has requested that, in lieu of flowers, memorial gifts will be welcomed to Murfreesboro Baptist Church where she had been a lifetime member.