Gertrude Hersey-Singleton Johnson
February 15, 1926 - September 3, 2009
Salley – Mrs. Gertrude Hersey-Singleton Johnson, 83, entered into rest Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, at 4 p.m. at the Berlin Baptist Church, Salley, SC with the Rev. Jerry Ellison officiating. Burial will be at the Perry Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends on the day of the service from 2 to 3:30 pm at the Wagener Chapel of Blizzard Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Berlin Baptist Church, P.O. Box 190 Wagener, SC 29164 or Good News Holiness Church, 121 Frank St. Lexington, SC 29073.
Born in Appling County, Georgia on Feb. 15, 1926; Mrs. Johnson was the daughter of the late Desso Hersey and Pearl Dukes Hersey Heckel. She was also preceded in death by her step father, Willie L. Heckel, and 6 brothers. She was the widow of Richard Johnson, and first husband Jasper Singleton. She was a certified Welder in the Savannah, GA, Ship Yards during World War II.
Survivors include a daughter, Pat (Billy) Johnson; sons, Benny (Vickie) Singleton, Wayne (Jane) Singleton, and Terry (Sue) Singleton, several grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren; sisters, Joyce (Harold) Gray, and Betty McGahee, sister-in-law, Connie Heckel, and several nieces and nephews.
.
Visitation: September 6, 2009 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Service: September 6, 2009 4:00 p.m.
Cemetery:
