Jessie Laverne Johnson was born Nov. 12, 1930 in Cade, Okla. to Jesse and May (Rubottom) Hughes.
Laverne was a graduate of Durant High School and a resident of the Boswell area for many years. Laverne married her husband J.T. Johnson in Sherman, Texas on Dec. 25, 1946.
She loved to travel and enjoyed having a good time, and dancing was one of her favorite things to do. Laverne loved to read and enjoyed a good baseball or basketball game. She also loved a good game of dominoes. Laverne worked her way up from receptionist to the top salesperson for Sunnyland Furniture Company, where she worked for more than 20 years. She was also talented interior designer and enjoyed decorating homes. She spent her later years in the Destin, Fla. area.
Laverne was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; brothers: Wayne Hughes, Woodie Hughes, J.V. Hughes, Clifford Hughes, Rex Hughes, Bennie Hughes, Harold Hughes and Jewell Hughes.
Laverne is survived by her son, Jesse Johnson and wife Cindy of Denton, Texas; daughter, Suzanne Beach and husband David of Destin, Fla.; grandchildren: Justin Johnson and wife Janna, David Foster Beach and wife C.C., Brandie Dobler and husband Lee, Misty Shoffner and husband Tim and Christie Shoffner; 13 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Betty Hughes of Caney, Okla. and Quannah Hughes of Boswell, Okla.; her special niece that was like a sister to her, Frances Hughes Clark; along with numerous nieces, nephews and cousins and a host of other family and friends.