Jo Ann B Johnson

Jo Ann Johnson, 87, of Madison, AL. passed away Wednesday March 21, 2018.

Much loved by family and friends, JoAnn Betsy Schrum Johnson was known for her generous heart and her zest for travel and adventure. JoAnn died March 21, 2018 after a lengthy struggle with Dementia Disease. She was 87.

She was born in 1930 in Two Harbors, Minnesota but lived most of her life in Huntsville, Alabama and Winchester, Tennessee, with her beloved husband in their lakeside retirement home. Her baking specialty was apple pies, a recipe handed down from her grandmother. JoAnn worked in the jewelry business and specialty toy stores for many years and also was a stay-at-home mom for her two sons. 

JoAnn loved going to Orange Beach Alabama and spent ten winters at the beach celebrating Christmas, New Years and Mardi Gras with family, friends and other snowbirds. JoAnn also loved playing games of all kinds and gambling at the casinos, slot machines were her favorite. JoAnn had a true passion for travel and enjoyed Cruise Ships, the Caribbean Beaches, the Western US and anyplace that promoted FUN and Laughter and Good Times. 

JoAnn had many interests and past times she enjoyed on a regular basis. Some of them included; homemade Root Beer Floats, watching MSNBC and discussing crazy political controversy,  playing games on her iPad/Computer, kitchen flour fights with the granddaughters, shopping for special gifts for family (she was the best gift giver) and buying toys and outfits for her loving great-grandkids. Perhaps one of her most loved passions was collecting Dickens Village Memorabilia, she accumulated over 1000 pieces and proudly displayed them in a custom built shelving unit that her husband Don built.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Florence, her husband, Don, sister, Muriel. She is survived by her sons Steve (Tracey) and Mike (Martha); her granddaughters Rachel (Shawn) and Alyssa (Josh) and her great-grandson, Jax, and her great-granddaughter, Lauren and Sister Lola. She loved them all dearly and will be missed by all that knew her.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the link below to help find a cure for Dementia, a horrible disease. The family will be having a Celebration Of Life on May 5^th, in Madison Alabama.  Additional details will be coming soon.

https://www.dementiasociety.org/donate