“Do not let you hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to myself, so that where I am you also may be.” John 14:1-3 A precious gift is gone. A voice we love is still. A place is vacant in our hearts that can never be filled. God chose January 20, 2019, to kindly pluck from his garden one of the most caring and beautiful flowers that ever lived, Patricia Ann Johnson-Whitener. Patricia was born to the union of Harry W. Johnson, Sr. and the late Albertha Lathers-Johnson on June 25, 1959, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She attended schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish School System, including Choctaw Elementary, Capitol Middle and graduated Robert E. Lee High School. Patricia played the violin in the Lee High School Symphony Orchestra and enjoyed performing and recording music. As an aspiring nurse, she attended Southern Northwestern and Southeastern Universities, and operated her own home health care business. She attended mass, religious education classes, received the sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation at Saint Paul Catholic Church under Father Elmer Powell, SVD. Patricia married the love of her life, Jerry “Wayne” Whitener, and to this union, one daughter was born, Demetria Michelle Whitener. Those left to cherish her memories are a devoted husband, Jerry “Wayne” Whitener; one devoted daughter, Demetria Whitener Hartford; a son-in-law, Montrelle Hartford; three grandchildren, Denisia Hartford, Michelle Hartford and Montrelle Hartford, Jr.; her father, Harry W. Johnson, Sr. and his wife, Mae Ruby Johnson; one sister, Dianne Johnson Thomas; her mother-in-law, Katie Butler; brother-in-law, Alan Whitener; sister-in-law, Janie Blakes; special friend, Machelle Collins; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. She is preceded in death by her mother, Albertha Lathers-Johnson; and brothers, Donald Ray Johnson, Harry W. Johnson, Jr. and Larry Johnson. Visitation will be held at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, 3912 Gus Young Ave., Baton Rouge, LA, on Saturday, January 26, 2019, from 12:00PM until the Mass of Christian Burial at 1:00PM. Burial will immediately follow at Greenoaks Memorial Park. Final arrangements entrusted to Greenoaks Funeral Home funeral director, Jennifer Marix-Fisher.
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