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Jannie B. Johnson

Jannie B. Johnson, 85, of Huntington, IN, died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, at 3:50 a.m.  at Miller’s Merry Manor in Huntington.

Mrs. Johnson worked in the kitchen at B&K drive-in restaurant in Huntington for more than 25 years. She was a member of Eagles Lodge 823 in Huntington, where she served as past president of the ladies’ auxiliary. She was also a member of American Legion Post 85 in Huntington.

She was born June 27, 1932, in Huntsville, AL, to John A. and Ora Boyd Gilbreath. She married Marvin G. Johnson in August 1958, and he preceded her in death.
                                        
Survivors include a daughter, Kimberly M. Lee, of Huntington; three sons, James (Imojean) Johnson, Robert “Ponytail” (Kristie) Johnson and Thomas (Sheila) Johnson, all of Huntington; three brothers, Gordon (Doris) Gilbreath, of Huntsville, AL; Charles Gilbreath, of Chatanooga, TN; and Glen (Debbie) Gilbreath, of Hazel Green, AL; three sisters, Betty (Cecil) Nichols and Dorothy Gribbles, of both of LaFayette, GA, and Opal (Billy Joe) Walker, of Henager, AL; 21 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and four great-great grandchildren.

Calling is Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 W. Park Drive, Huntington. Burial will be in Burnt Church Cemetery in Sylvania, AL, at a later date.

The online guestbook can be signed at www.baileylove.com.