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Voniss Leanne Johnston

1946 - 2017

Voniss Leanne Johnston obituary, 1946-2017, Germantown, TN

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1946

DIED

2017

Voniss Johnston Obituary

Voniss Leanne Johnston

Germantown, TN

Voniss Johnston, 71, passed away the morning of October 29th 2017 after a brief respiratory illness. She was born June 15, 1946.

Voniss worked for FedEx Corporation in a successful 25-year career with responsibilities in marketing, project management, and technical writing. She had been retired for three years.

She was a former member of Christ United Methodist Church, and Kingsway Christian Church. She held class leadership positions at both churches.

Voniss is remembered by friends co-workers and family as a friendly, hard working, high-energy, high-spirited loving person who loved animals, especially dogs, and loved being around people. Her enthusiasm was magnetic and she had made many new friends after recently moving into The Village at Germantown retirement community.

She is survived by her husband David M. Johnston of Germantown, TN, daughter Kristen Harrington and grandson Will Harrington of Denver, CO, and sisters Jackie Mulkey, of Houston, TX, Patricia Schroder of Carson City, NV, sister-in-law Barbara Holcomb of Atlanta, GA, and mother-in-law Ada Johnston of Germantown, TN, and her beloved cocker spaniel Marlowe.

Memorial services were held October 30 and November 1 at The Village at Germantown retirement community.

The family requests that any memorials or donations in her name be sent to the following:

The Village at Germantown Foundation

The American Humane Society

The American Lung Association

Published by The Commercial Appeal on Nov. 6, 2017.
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I still think of Voniss every now and then. She worked for me and my husband, Jim at Western Computer Service, Inc. for quite some time. She embraced the technology of CPT work processors and then PCs. She was very vibrant, smart, and funny. She kept our company exciting. My husband was so proud of her achieving high goals with Fed Ex as he and she shared so many thoughts and expertise when it came to technology. She was an excellent employee and we cried when she move to Mempis, Tennessee. Voniss we loved you and think of you often. And we so share those wonderful stories about you. Love Betty and Jim Young.

Betty R Young

Coworker

October 31, 2020

Jim and i (Betty) were saddened to hear Voniss passed away. She worked for us at Western Computer Service in Roswell, New Mexico as a trainer for CPT word processors way before PC came out. She was very project oriented and was able to make anybody efficient on word processors. She even learned how to do some programming on the word processors for our clients. She was fun to work with and kept our office laughing with her funny stories. When she left Roswell for Memphis we hated to see her leave. We kept up thru the years and were so proud to see her excell at Fed Ex. Voniss thank you for sharing your life with us. We will never forget you.

Betty and Jim Young

December 11, 2017

I greatly admired Voniss' mastery of working life in tandem. Specific examples are the ability to speak her mind while uncovering the truth and making you laugh and think at the same time. Miss you, lady!

Nannette Branigan

November 9, 2017

Condolences to her husband and family. Voniss was a skilled project and program manager who was able to master complex subjects, plan effectively and drive results. Among other things, she developed a global translations roadmap for FedEx.com. I'm sad to hear of her passing. Love and light to all who knew her and benefitted from the value she brought to our world.

Alan Smith

November 6, 2017

Voniss was a good friend and highly respected co-worker. She will be missed.

Deby Jolley

November 6, 2017

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