Johnnie Hough Beam of Mountain Brook, passed away on April 17, 2019. She was born on November 14, 1933 in Lacey's Spring, Alabama to Karl and Beulah Hough. She graduated from Huntsville High School and attended Samford University (Howard College) and the University of Alabama in Birmingham. Johnnie retired from the Small Business Administration in 2004 after 22 years of service. She was a long time member of Canterbury Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Walter Vann Hough, and her son, Fred Jonathan Beam. She is survived by a daughter, Kathy Peeples (Stephen) of Atlanta, Georgia; daughter-in-law Lynda Beam; two grandchildren, Samantha Hillard (Jack) of Lexington, Kentucky and Jordan Peeples of Charlottesville, Virginia; and a great-grandson, James Hillard.
Her graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 26, 2019 at Elmwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday from 12 noon until service time at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to The King's Home, P.O. Box 162, Chelsea, AL 35043.