Graveside services for Thelma Lou Johnson, 80, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 18, 2019 at Evergreen Cemetery.

Mrs. Johnson passed away at 3:45 a.m., Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at NHC Healthcare.

She was born January 30, 1939, at Elijah, Missouri, to John William Evans and Emeline Dodson Evans.  In July of 1987 she was married at West Plains, Missouri, to Larry V. Johnson.  Thelma always loved her family and put them first in her life; she was a wonderful cook and enjoyed cooking for family gatherings.  She also enjoyed fishing and going to auctions with her sisters.  Mrs. Johnson was of the Baptist faith.

She is survived by her husband, Larry V. Johnson; three children, Jerry Beach and wife, Vicky, Pottersville, Missouri, Terry Grace, Joplin, Missouri and Gary Beach, Pomona, Missouri; five grandchildren, Brandon Beach and wife, Theresa, Renae Phenix and husband, Nathan, Jennifer Grace, Lindsey Grace and Noah Beach; four great-grandchildren; one brother, Dale Evans and wife, Jacque, West Plains; two sisters, Pat Carrico and husband, Bill and Lillie Moss, all of West Plains; and several nieces and nephews.

Her parents, five brothers, Junior, Dallas, Delbert, Ben and Clifton and two sisters, Imogene and Artice, preceded her in death.

Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.