Mrs. Geraldean Hamilton Johnson

Mrs. Geraldean Hamilton Johnson obituary

Mrs. Geraldean Hamilton Johnson

Geraldean Johnson Obituary

Visit the Families First Funeral Care & Cremation Center website to view the full obituary.
Gearldean Hamilton Johnson, 89, took her rest on October 7, 2025.

Mrs. Geraldean Hamilton Johnson was born September 1, 1936, to Loony Hamilton and Cora Hamilton Finn. She attended D.A. Smith High School and later worked at White Night Manufacturing Company. After leaving the company, she enjoyed being a stay-at-home mother and grandmother. She married the love of her life, Norris Lee Johnson, on September 17, 1973, and they shared a loving marriage for more than five decades. Geraldean was a devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She loved sewing, cooking, and caring for her family. A woman of strong faith, she attended First Bryan Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia.

She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter Vivian Hamilton McLeod; grandson Ronald Hamilton Jr.; her best friend Stella Wilson; and siblings Mary Jean Clayton, Nell
Hamilton, Muriel Shipman, Abigail McClendon, Baby Hamilton, Paul Finn, Frank Finn, Theodore Finn, Willie James Finn, and Jimmy Finn.

She leaves to cherish her memory: her loving husband Norris Lee Johnson; her son Ronald Hamilton Sr.; bonus daughter Shann Thomas (and husband Kenny); son-in-law Norman McLeod (Vivian); grandchildren Wayne McLeod (and wife Lisa), Sharieka Ryans (and husband Terrence), Jamal McLeod (and wife Krystal), Adrian Thomas, Kalista Thomas, and Joshua Thomas; a host of
great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and friends who will miss her dearly.

A service to honor her life will be held Friday October 17, 2025, at 1 o'clock PM, at Families First Funeral Care Chapel. 1328 Dean Forest Road, Savannah, GA, 31405.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Families First Funeral Care & Cremation Center

1328 Dean Forest Rd, Savannah, GA 31405

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