Katherine Damazo

Ms. Katherine D. Kay Johnson-Damazo, age 46, of rural Sheridan, passed away early Thursday morning, Aug. 28, 2008 under the loving care of her family and Ionia Area Hospice at her brother's home near Sheridan. The daughter of Leona (Field) & Richard Johnson, Sr., she was born on Sept. 14, 1961 in Lakeview and earned her diploma from Greenville Public Schools. For 17 years she was employed at the former Gibson Refrigerator Company and had been a member of UAW Local 137. Kay enjoyed helping her Mom care for her many animals, but most of all delighted in spending time with her family especially her grandchildren and nieces and nephews. She was a fan of demolition derbys and of NASCAR racing. She was preceded in death by her father, Richard Johnson, Sr.; brother, Benjamin Johnson; and a brother-in-law, Robert Boyce. Surviving are her mother, Leona Johnson of Sheridan; three children, Chasity M. & Michael Lester of Greenville, Michael & Rachel Palmer, and Timothy Bartlett, all of Sheridan; three grandchildren, Darielle James, Morgan Lester, and James Cooper; two sisters, Nora Johnson of Greenville, and Pauline & Alan Howell of Elizabethon, Tennessee; three brothers, Richard & Carrie Johnson, Jr. of Sheridan, Tim & Char Johnson of Belding, and William & Kim Mills of Sheridan; three step-sisters, Patricia & Loren Field of Sheridan, Linette & Don Morrisey, and Darlene Mills, all of Grand Rapids; a step-brother, George William & Holly Mills of Grand Rapids; several nieces and nephews including special great nieces, Brook and Bionka Boyce, and great nephew, Hunter Mills. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008 at the Brown-Teman & Christiansen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 511 S. Franklin Street, Greenville, with Pastor Ken Harger of Shiloh Community Church officiating. Burial will follow at South Sidney Cemetery. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Katherine Damazo, please visit our flower store.