DOROTHYGREERJOHNS
Dorothy Greer Johns, 93, of Waycross, Ga., formerly of Hawkinsville, Ga., died Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at Baptist Village in Waycross.Graveside funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 5, 2013 in Orange Hill Cemetery with Dr. Don McClung and the Very Rev. Dr. Gary Abbott officiating.Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. before the service at Clark Funeral Home in Hawkinsville.
Mrs. Johns was born in Concord, Massachusetts and was the daughter of the late Helen Roberts and the step-daughter of the late Cecil Roberts.She was a graduate of Wakefield High School in Wakefield, MA and Boston City Hospital School of Medical Technology in Boston, MA.She had a long, much-loved career as a medical laboratory technician in both hospital and private medical laboratories.She was the wife of the late Rev. Jean M. Greer for over 51 years.Dorothy was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hawkinsville, Ga. and the Faith Sunday School class for 19 years.She was recently a member of the First Baptist Church of Waycross, Ga.She was a volunteer as a "Pink Lady" at Taylor Regional Hospital for 14 years and a Red Cross Bloodmobile volunteer.Dorothy was also a past member of the advisory board of Taylor Home Health Care.One of her greatest joys was helping to build a Habitat for Humanity house in Hawkinsville, Ga.
She is survived by her husband of 13 years, Willard C. Johns and her three children: daughter, Priscilla J. Fowler of Denver, Colorado; friend Gary Ford of Westcliffe, Colorado; son, Barry (Lauren) Greer of Corvallis, Oregon; son, Rev. Bruce (Dale Rogoff) Greer of White Plains, NY;grandchildren, Ezra Fowler, Amy, Jonathan, Jeffrey and Kaitlin Greer; stepsons, Cal (Celeste) Johns, Nathan (Kimberly) Johns; 2 step-granddaughters, Rachael and Elizabeth Johns; two brothers, Cecil Roberts of Littleton, Colorado and Frank (Barbara) Roberts of North Reading, MA; several nieces and nephews.
The family requests that donations be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund, (478) 892-9076 or the charity of their choice.
Clark Funeral Home of Hawkinsville, Ga. is in charge of the arrangements.