Gaynell Cochran Johnson

gaynell johnson
Gaynell Cochran Johnson, 56, of 25 Yale Avenue, Asheville, died Wednesday, December 1, 1999, in an
Asheville hospital.

Mrs. Johnson was born in
Jackson County and was a daughter of the late Lewis Daniel and Ruth Virginia Patterson Cochran.  She was retired from American Enka and was a member of Laurel Branch Baptist Church in Sylva.

She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Benjamin Alexander Johnson;  a daughter,
Tammy Nell Johnson of Charleston, SC;  a son, Michael Keith Johnson of Asheville;  a sister, Nancy Gunter of Sylva;  a brother, Danny Cochran of Jacksonville;  and two grandchildren, Austin and Sarah Johnson.

Funeral services will be at
2:00 pm Sunday in the chapel of Moody Funeral Home, Sylva, with the Rev. Hardin Nicholson officiating. Burial will be in Parris Cemetery.

Her  family will receive friends from 7 - 8:30 pm Friday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton
Avenue, Asheville, and again from 7 - 8:30 Saturday at Moody Funeral Home in Sylva.

The family would like to thank Dr. John McGuire, Dr. Artus Moser, Dr. Miles Elmore, Dr. Dennison
Crews, the nursing staff of 3-West, Renal Floor at Memorial Mission Hospital, and all friends and family who have supported her for the past
22 years.

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  1. I miss Gaynell very much . She was a great person . She was a great friend also . May God Bless you all . Love Stacy and Wanda Gassaway

  2. Mom,
    I have so much to say to you. I call upon you often and cry silently for your help. You have always been and will always be my rock. I have many times wanted to come be with you, I think thats only natural. I love you so much and there isn’t a day that goes by that you are not in my everyday thoughts. I loved you more than life itself because you made life worth living. Your smile, fortitude for living and your strength for not showing when everything hurt, was amazing to me. I can only hope I have that strength in me. You are truly an angel and I hope you have a place for me. I am waiting patiently to see you, and all the people I love that has left this time in life. I never got to say goodbye to you, I hope to be able to say hello to you again. I love you Mom, you are always with me in my heart and soul. Pray for me.


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