Obituary for Harweda F Johnson
Obituary - Harweda F. Johnson (1924-2023)
Harweda Friddle Johnson was born January 24, 1924, in her grandparents' log cabin in Wayne County, MS. She passed away February 11, 2023, at the age of 99, at Asbury Hospice, Hattiesburg, MS.
After graduating from the Mississippi Normal School (the former name for University of Southern Mississippi) at age 18, she taught high school English and later earned additional degrees in chemistry, mathematics, dietary nutrition, and English Literature.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Jack Curtis Johnson; parents, Ed and Vina Friddle; brother, Alver Friddle; and infant daughter, Dana Kay. She is survived by daughters, Linda (Chip) Edmonson and Libby (Tullos) Jones of Hattiesburg; grandsons, Lee (Tabitha) Edmonson of Chicago, IL, and Chad (Catherine) Edmonson of Hattiesburg. Her great-grandchildren are Lulu and Charlie Edmonson of Chicago, and Jack and Mary Catherine Edmonson of Hattiesburg.
Family graveside service will be held in Laurel, arrangements by Forrest Funeral Home of Hattiesburg. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be sent to Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, Foundation Fund, 1100 College Street, MUW-1627, Columbus, MS 39701.
Harweda Friddle Johnson was born January 24, 1924, in her grandparents' log cabin in Wayne County, MS. She passed away February 11, 2023, at the age of 99, at Asbury Hospice, Hattiesburg, MS.
After graduating from the Mississippi Normal School (the former name for University of Southern Mississippi) at age 18, she taught high school English and later earned additional degrees in chemistry, mathematics, dietary nutrition, and English Literature.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Jack Curtis Johnson; parents, Ed and Vina Friddle; brother, Alver Friddle; and infant daughter, Dana Kay. She is survived by daughters, Linda (Chip) Edmonson and Libby (Tullos) Jones of Hattiesburg; grandsons, Lee (Tabitha) Edmonson of Chicago, IL, and Chad (Catherine) Edmonson of Hattiesburg. Her great-grandchildren are Lulu and Charlie Edmonson of Chicago, and Jack and Mary Catherine Edmonson of Hattiesburg.
Family graveside service will be held in Laurel, arrangements by Forrest Funeral Home of Hattiesburg. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be sent to Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, Foundation Fund, 1100 College Street, MUW-1627, Columbus, MS 39701.