O’DESSA BEATRICE MIMS JOHNSON CELEBRATED 109 YEARS OF LIFE ON Sunday, JANUARY 6, 2019
Beatrice (fondly known as Duss) was born on January 6, 1910, in Yard, Texas (Anderson County). She was the youngest of 10 siblings born to London and Julie Mims.
Ms. Johnson contributes her longevity to her belief that through Christ all things are possible. She has lived her life as a ‘Virtuous Woman’ as described in Proverbs 31:10-31. Beatrice has been a member of the First Shepherd Baptist Church for many years and was the “church mother” until her health prevented her from attending church services regularly.
Her family has followed her Christian faith and believes her strong belief and obedience to God has become a source of strength and guidance for her entire family.
She has three living children; Anna Faye Louis of Las Vegas, NV, Betty Dawkins, and Odell Spriggins both of Oklahoma City, OK. Four deceased children; Frankie Johnson, Queen Brown, James Phillips, and Gilder Brown. Her husband, Will Johnson, died in 1983.
Beatrice has two living nieces, Ruth Mims Holly of Anderson County who will celebrate her 102nd birthday on March 4, 2019, and Elzena Hill Nolly of Texas City, Texas.
The birthday celebration was extended to Beatrice by two of her remaining three children and a host of her family and friends on Sunday, January 6 in Oklahoma City, OK where she resides. The Dallas Post Tribune family sends a special birthday wish to “Aunt Duss,” Happy Birthday!
