Vivian Johnson Stamey
Vivian Johnson Stamey, 83, of Newland,
passed away on Nov. 28, 2012, at Roan Highlands Nursing Center.
A
native of Avery County, she was born April 1, 1929, a daughter of the
late Ettle and Rose Biggs Johnson.
She was a member of the Avery
Revival Center, where she was a great help and helped to build the
church. She was kind to everyone and was a part of the Friday Lunch
Bunch of the Avery County Senior Center.
Along with her parents,
Stamey was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Stamey; sisters,
Lucille Oakes, Edith Smith, Anna Lee Dean and Florence Vance;
brothers, Albert Johnson, Jim Johnson, and Jack Taylor; son-in-law,
Tony Holden.
Stamey has left to cherish her memory her son, Benny
L. Johnson and wife, Sherry, of Hampton, Tenn.; daughters, Rosetta
Russell and husband, Steve, of Greenville, Tenn., Sherri Holden of
Roan Mountain, Tenn.; sister, Toots Hall of Newland; brother, Joe
Johnson of Newland; sisters-in-law, Nell Aldridge of Crossnore,
Bonnie Johnson of Newland; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren;
one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services for Stamey were
conducted 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, at the Grandfather Chapel
with the Rev. Buzz Beers and the Rev. Benny Johnson officiating. The
family received friends 6 p.m. until the service hour. Family,
friends and pallbearers were asked to meet at the funeral home 10:15
a.m. Saturday, Dec.1, 2012, to go in procession to the Johnson
Cemetery for graveside services. Pallbearers were Benjamin Johnson,
Mark Burleson, Joey Burleson, Patterson Cox, Rhett Scott, Vincent
Shook, Matthew Shook and Darius Shook.
Words of comfort and
memories may be shared with the family and viewed at
http://www.rsfh.net.
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home of Newland served the
Stamey family.
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