VoHammie J. Johnson

VoHammie J. Johnson
Graveside services for VoHammie J. Johnson, 83, of Hendersonville, N.C., formerly of Spruce Pine, N.C., will be held at Resthaven Cemetery, Washington, at 3 p.m. Sunday, December 28, 2008. She died Saturday, December 13, following a brief illness. A memorial service was held Sunday, December 21, at Spruce Pine First Baptist Church.

Mrs. Johnson was a native of Washington-Wilkes, and was the daughter of the late VoHammie Ellington and Hillyer Harris Johnson. She was the widow of Fred Roberts Johnson. She was an accomplished pianist, and music was her passion. She studied music education at Valdosta State University and graduated from Shorter College in Rome. She was an active member of the Philanthropic Education Organization (POE), and of the American Association of University Women. She was the church pianist at Spruce Pine First Baptist Church from 1962 to 1996 and found great pleasure in church work, community activities, and bridge games. She was a member of Hendersonville First Baptist Church.

Survivors include two daughters, VoHammie J. Payne, and her husband, Charles, of Mills River, N.C., and Lillian J. Hall, and her husband, Michael, of Hendersonville; five grandchildren, Portia Proffitt of Clarkesville, Ga., John Charles Payne, Thomas Payne, Claire Hall, and Robbie Hall, all of Hendersonville.

Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the American Cancer Society, 120 Executive Park, Bldg. 1, Asheville, N.C., 28801; or to Four Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care, 571 South Allen Rd., Flat Rock, N.C. 28731.

Shepherd and Son Funeral Directors and Cremation Memorial Center is in charge of arrangements.