Joy Laverne

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IN LOVING MEMORY

Joy Laverne Johns

Nov 14 1931 - Jan 22 2021

Joy Laverne Johns of Allen, Texas, passed away January 22, 2021, at the age of 89.  She was born on November 14, 1931, to Edgar Mildon Pharr and Gladys Sarah (Roberts) Pharr in Lubbock, Texas, where she grew up.  Joy was a 1949 graduate of Lubbock High School.  She attended Texas Tech University and Wayland Baptist College.  Joy married James Thomas Johns in 1953 in Lubbbock.  She worked as an executive bookkeeper for various companies.  Joy was an avid reader and a fan of the Dallas Cowboys.  She was of the Baptist faith.

Joy is survived by her sons, Tommy Johns and wife, Janie of Murphy, Texas, and Mike Johns of Allen, Texas; grandchildren, Laura Johns and Jessica Sheridan and husband, Sean; great-granddaughter, Lizzie Sheridan; several nieces and nephews; and a host of other loving family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James Johns; parents, Edgar and Gladys Pharr; and brother Tommy Pharr.

 

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