Clara M. Johnson

June 29, 1923 - April 27, 2018

ST. PAUL, VIRGINIA - Clara M. Johnson, 94, died Friday, April 27, 2018 at her home. She was born in Wilder, Virginia, daughter of the late Thomas F. and Myrtle Puckett Meade. She was preceded in death by her husband, Denver Johnson. She was a charter and life member of the Clinch Valley Chapter of O.E.S. #152 and a member of the First Baptist Church in St. Paul, Virginia. She retired from the Virginia Department of Vocational Rehabilitation Services. She is survived by one son, Philip Johnson of Paris, France; two daughters, Linda Johnson and husband, Kenneth Zellar of Williamsburg, Virginia, Dr. Patricia Johnson - van der Bliek and husband, Dr. Alexander van der Bliek of Los Angeles, California; one brother, Gerald Meade and friend, Glenna Greenwell of Mountain City, Tennessee; two grandchildren, Michelle van der Bliek and Adrian van der Bliek; special caregiver, Sue Blevins of Castlewood, Virginia; devoted neighbor, Carol Mausolf of St. Paul, Virginia; many loving nephews and nieces including Darlyn Gerber, Lois Lee Nuckels, and Dale Nuckels; many dear friends including old friends, Mary Margaret Bailey, Edith Horne, and June Hudak. The family expresses deep appreciation for all of these and her E.O.S. sisters and brothers, First Baptist Church, and First Baptist Church Food Pantry families. Funeral Services for Clara M. Johnson will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 30, 2018 at the First Baptist Church, St. Paul, Virginia with Rev. Mike Moore and Rev. Arville Dingus officiating. The body will be taken to the church one hour before the service. Interment will follow in Temple Hill Memorial Park, Castlewood, Virginia. Pallbearers will be John Blevins, Dale Nuckels, Jim Holbrook, Blake Whitenack, Tommy Kennedy, and Charlie Willis. Honorary Pallbearers will be Fred Meade, Bill Ring, Harvey Mausolf, and David Phillips. The family will receive friends from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday, April 29, 2018 in Castlewood Funeral Home, Castlewood, Virginia. An Eastern Star Memorial Service will be conducted at 8:00 p.m. Sunday by the Clinch Valley Chapter of O.E.S. #152. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the First Baptist Church Food Pantry, P. O. Box 546, St. Paul, Virginia 24283. On line condolences may be sent to the Johnson family through our website and a video tribute may be viewed at www.castlewoodfuneralhome.com. Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.