Geraldine Johnson

Benson, NC: Mrs. Geraldine Hockaday Johnson, age 86, died Saturday, February 15, 2014, at Liberty Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Funeral service will be 2:00PM Tuesday, February 18, 2014, at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel.  Rev. Glenn McCullen and Rev. Billy Keene will officiate. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery.        Mrs. Johnson was born November 13, 1927 in Johnston County to the late Yancy Jason and Esther Morgan Hockaday.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Jasper "Jack" Johnson; sister, Magdalene H. Lee; and brother, Jerry Hockaday.  Mrs. Johnson was a seamstress, was a homemaker, and a loving mother.  She was a member of Unity Advent Christian Church, Four Oaks.      Surviving are daughter & son-in-law, Tracey & Chris Byrd of Benson; sons & daughters-in-law, Stacy & Brenda Lee of Four Oaks and Randy & Jean Lee of Benson; 4 grandchildren; & 5 great grandchildren.      Family will receive friends at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Benson from 12:30PM to 1:30PM Tuesday prior to the service and other times at the home of Randy & Jean Lee, 1730 Allen's Crossroads Road, Four Oaks, NC.      Flowers are welcomed; however, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association - Eastern NC Chapter, The Cumberland Building, 3739 National Drive, Suite 110, Raleigh, NC  27612.