Jacqueline Louise Johnson

Jacqueline Louise Johnson obituary, Las Vegas, NV

Jacqueline Louise Johnson

Jacqueline Johnson Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Smith & Smith Funeral Home - Lexington on Mar. 6, 2026.
Jacqueline Louise Johnson, age 91, of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away February

16, 2026, after a short battle with cancer.

Jacqueline was born on December 20, 1934, to Gladys and Dr Johnson Camden Lee in

Louisville, Kentucky. One of six sisters, Jacqueline attended one year of college at

Indiana University. Jacqueline married Earl C. Johnson Sr. on February 9, 1954, in

Indianapolis, Indiana. The couple joined the Presbyterian Church in April of 1969. They

lived in Ohio, Illinois, New Jersey, Kentucky, Indiana, Georgia, and retired in Nashville,

Tennessee. The couple celebrated 63 years of marriage until Earl Johnson Sr passed

on April 10, 2017. Jacqueline worked as a Retail Sales Associate for Sears for 20 years

in Atlanta, Georgia and Nashville, Tennessee while helping raise their children, Sharon

Denise Johnson and Earl Johnson Jr. The couple enjoyed many years of RV travel

across the US and multiple cruises to the Caribbean and South America. After the

passing of Earl Sr (2017) and Sharon (2022), she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada to be

near her son enjoying her remaining years. She enjoyed visits to the local casinos,

shopping, arts, crafts, and sightseeing.

Jacqueline was predeceased by her sisters, Doris Leak, Patricia Livingston, and Wanda

Taylor, her husband, Earl C. Johnson Sr, and her daughter, Sharon Denise Johnson.

She is survived by her sisters, Brenda Pasek and Linda Pash and her son, Earl C.

Johnson Jr. She is also survived and loved by a host of her extended family members.

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