From the Knoxville News Sentinel 10 Feb 2005 JOHNSON, THELMA HUDSON - age 83 of Corbin, Ky., formerly of Arthur, Tenn., passed away Tuesday at the Christian Health Center. She was a member of the Hopewell Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Willard C. Johnson; her parents, Marion and Pearl Brown Hudson; a special uncle and aunt who raised her, Tom and Sadie Brown; three brothers, Billy, Carl and Jess Willard Hudson. She is survived by two daughters, Beverly Gaye Harrell and Sandra Sue Barton both of Corbin; five granddaughters, Shannon and Rodney Petrey, Marian and Todd Boggs, Lyn and Doug Ledington and Jennifer Harrell all of Corbin, Melissa and Milford Tuttle of Cumberland Gap, Tenn.; three grandsons, Tommy Barton, II, Terry and Tabatha Harrell all of Corbin, Willard and Jill Harrell of Irmo, SC; 17 great grandchildren, Duane Byrge, Amanda Harrell, Jeffrey Harrell, Christine Johnson, James Harrell, Bailee Harrell, Allyson Harrell, John Parker Harrell, Mark A. Hassler, II, Hunter Hassler, Ashleigh Hassler, Ethan Hassler, Megan Boggs, Morgan Boggs Cainan Petrey Courtney Petrey and Cadie Barton. She was known to many especially her grandchildren as Mama Johnson. Six brothers, Jim, Bruce Allen, Richard, Glenn Earl, Gary ad Bobby Hudson; three sisters, Lois Moss, June Cummins and Beulah Kenny; many other family members and friends to mourn her passing. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday at the Hart Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Hershel Walker officiating. Burial will be in the Pine Hill Cemetery; pallbearers will be family and friends. Friends may call at the Hart Funeral Home from 6-9 p.m. Thursday. =========================================== SUPPORT OUR TROOPS---FLY THE FLAG "Genealogy is like playing hide and seek. They hide I seek!!! www.byrge.com/genealogy/ Searching: BYRGE/BUNCH/DAUGHERTY/DUNCAN/KENNEDY/ PATTERSON/PHILLIPS/SEIBER/TACKETT/WARD