Mrs Helen A. Johnson

January 7, 1925 - August 21, 2020

HELEN ALLEN JOHNSON Helen Allen Johnson, 95, died peacefully on Friday, August 21, 2020. She is preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, R.C. Johnson; their infant son, Bobby ;her mother and father, Annie and Jessie Allen; and five of her siblings. Helen valued her faith, family, and friends. Her hobbies included gardening, cooking, sewing, and quilting. She was a homemaker, whether in Carthage or traveling around the country with her husband who worked on the pipeline. Helen also put great value in education. Although she was unable to attend college, she was very proud to have earned an “A” for college credit while working as a teacher’s aid. Helen is survived by her two daughters, Sandra Goolsby of Carthage, and Suzi Broderick (John) of Jackson; four grandchildren, Dana Crain of Birmingham, Alabama; Ann Roberson (Jason) of Carthage; Justin Broderick (Sasitorn) of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida; and Jessi (Brad) Olson of Nashville, Tennessee. Her great grandchildren are Austin Roberson, Mary Abbott Crain, Rebekah Roberson, Grant Roberson, John Olson, Mac Olson, and Cooper Broderick. Helen also is survived by one brother, five sisters, and numerous nieces and nephews. Services will be on Saturday, August 29, 2020 at Corinth Baptist Church in Singleton. Visitation is from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., with the service immediately following in the Sanctuary. Burial will follow at Pleasant Grove Methodist Church with Wilcox Funeral Home handling the arrangements. Helen would be honored with flowers or a donation to either Smile Train or CPC Pregnancy and Family Resource Center, Philadelphia, MS, or a charity of your choice.