Neil Johnson

Mr. H. Neil Johnson, 80, of Cardinal Drive, Elberton, husband of 60 years to Doris Scarborough Johnson, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Johnson was born in Elbert County on April 30, 1933, to the late Herbert A. and Kathleen Evans Johnson. He attended Elberton Pentecostal Holiness Church, was a veteran of the U.S. Army, and was a retired law enforcement officer with Elberton Police Department. Left to cherish his memories are his wife, Doris Scarborough Johnson of the home; two daughters, Angela Herndon and her husband Allen and Sharon Evans, all of Elberton; grandchildren, Heather Burnette and her husband Jonathan, Jared Evans and his wife Amy, and Kayla Black and her husband Josh; great-grandchildren, Cadance and Liberty Burnette; siblings, Doug Johnson and his wife Juanita of Elberton, Libby Partain and her husband Amos of Williamston, SC, and Hilda Fleming and her husband John of Elberton; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by siblings, Lloyd, Charles "Bo", Billy, and Vernon Johnson. Funeral services celebrating his life will be held on Sunday, February 2, at 3:00p.m. in the Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home with the Revs. Jimmy Bryan and Johnny Stowe officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Hills Memorial Park. The family is at the residence on Cardinal Drive and will receive friends at Berry Funeral Home from 1:00-2:30p.m. on Sunday afternoon. Those desiring may make contributions in Mr. Johnson's memory to Elberton Pentecostal Holiness Church, 824 Heard Drive, Elberton, Georgia 30635 or to St. Mary's Hospice, P.O. Box 6588 Athens, Georgia 30604. Share your stories and photos in Neil's Book of Memories at www.berryfh.com. Berry Funeral Home & Crematory, Elberton, is respectfully in charge of arrangements for Mr. H. Neil Johnson.