ANDERSON – Betty Sanders Johnson, 79, of 102 Cedar Pond Road, widow of Bobby R. Johnson, died Monday, February 15, 2010 at AnMed Health Medical Center.
Born June 17, 1930 in Anderson, she was the daughter of the late Albert Luther and Ethel Pruitt Sanders. She served as office manager of Gene Anderson’s Department Store. Later, she and her husband owned and operated Bobby Johnson’s Market. Mrs. Johnson was a member of First Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Lisa Applewhite and husband, Brad, and Lynn Hollis and husband, Glen, all of Anderson; four grandchildren, Hannah and Joshua Applewhite, Hayes and Andrew Hollis; brother, Charles Sanders of Anderson; and a special aunt, Lillian Pruitt of Anderson. A sister, Martha Tucker Vickery, preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Sullivan-King Mortuary, Northeast Chapel, conducted by Dr. James M. Rice and Rev. Early Tucker. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday at the residence, 102 Cedar Pond Road, and from 1 until 2 p.m. Friday at the mortuary, 3205 North Highway 81, Anderson. The family is at the residence.
Flowers are optional; memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 302 West Whitner Street, Anderson, SC 29624, or to Hemophilia of South Carolina, P.O. Box 2386, Irmo, SC 29063.