Funeral service for Mrs. Vivian Patricia Johnson will be 11 a.m. Thursday, June 23, 2016, at Gray Brown-Service Mortuary. The family will receive friends from 6-8 Wednesday evening at Gray Brown. Burial will follow at Hillcrest cemetery in Jacksonville. Mrs. Johnson passed away Monday morning at Stringfellow Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Johnson is survived by her son, Ladale Johnson; grandchildren, Tiffany Cooper, Leslie Johnson, Shyla Johnson and Karen Johnson; great-grandchildren, Arrianna Johnson and James Johnson, and brother, Mike Hickman. She is preceded in death by her parents, H.T. Hickman and Beatrice Pitts; son, Leslie Johnson, and brother, Phil Hickman. Mrs. Johnson was a lover of Diet Dr. Pepper and she enjoyed making jewelry in her spare time. She was a loving mother and grandmother and will be greatly missed. Condolences may be left at www.graybrownservice.com
