Frances Dorthea Johnson's Obituary
Frances Dorothea Mallison Johnson was called home to be with her Lord Jesus at the age of 102. She passed suddenly and without warning at Town Hall Estates Nursing Home in Arlington, Texas.Frances was born in Paris, Texas to the late Tom D. Mallison Sr. and Love Pearson Mallison on December 23, 1916. The nearness of her birthday to Christmas caused the occasion to be often overlooked, much to her annoyance.She was married to the late John O. Johnson, the love of her life, who preceded her in death in 1999. John was a plastics engineer for Chance Vought (later Ling Temco Vought) in Grand Prairie. They travelled extensively, singing with the Silver Serenaders of Texas and were life-long rock hounds.They had no children and her survivors include her brother Tom D. Mallison Jr., her niece Diane James, nephews Rodger Mallison, Charles Amon and James Amon and several cousins, great nieces, great nephews and many close friends.Frances graduated North Texas State Teachers College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology in 1943 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy serving at a Navy hospital in Corona, California until 1945.Frances had three passions in life: to serve her God, to love her family and friends and to pursue her hobby of finding, cutting and identifying gems and minerals.She was a member of Pantego Bible Church, now Central Bible Church. Before moving to Arlington from Dallas, she was a member of Faith Bible Church in Oak Cliff. She was a lifetime member of the Oak Cliff Gem and Mineral Society, Arlington Gem and Mineral Club, and the Gemological Institute of America from which she graduated as a certified gemologist. Among her favorite things to do was attend gem shows and she was a fixture at local gem shows identifying different types of gems and stones for fellow rock hounds.Her life was lived among friends, whom she talked about lovingly and without ceasing. She made a point to learn the name of everyone she met and her diligence and ability to recall a person’s name did not waver at any time during her life. She was a unique personality and her passing leaves a hole in the lives of her family, many friends and caregivers.Funeral Service will be Saturday, September 7, 2019 at Central Bible Church, 8001 Anderson Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76120, at 10:00 a.m., viewing ill be one half hour prior to the funeral service. Burial will be private at Restland Memorial Park.
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