Edith L. Johnson

March 22, 1943 - October 23, 2017

Edith L. “Edie” Johnson, 74, of Edna, TX, formerly of Hoopeston, IL, passed away on Monday October 23, 2017 at her home in Edna, TX. She was born March 22, 1943 in Broadlands, IL, the daughter of Harley and Ruth (Spencer) Hicks Sr. She is survived by two daughters, Kay (Dwain) Smithers of Victoria, TX and Suzanne (Fernando) Wells-Lazo of Edna, TX; two sons, Bruce (Sandra) Johnson of Mansfield, IL and Steve (Lisa) Johnson of Edna, TX; three brothers, Harley Hicks Jr. of Decatur, IL, Lyle (Nyla) Hicks of Danville, IL and Keith (Linda) Hicks of Sun City, AZ; 10 grandchildren, Derek Johnson, Tyler Johnson, Nathan Wood, Joshua Wood, Jared Irvin, Nicklas Irvin, Kaylee Irvin, Spencer Wells, Savanna Lazo and Sierra Lazo; and 7 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister; and one brother. Edith worked at several different factories throughout her life, including ECC in Paxton, Switchcraft Inc, Warner Inc, CI Wescom and Rantoul Product. She was a member of the Moose Lodge. She enjoyed cooking, reading, doing word search puzzles and adult coloring. In her younger years, Edith also enjoyed gardening. A visitation will be held 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Saturday October 28, 2017 at the Rankin United Methodist Church 328 N. Main St. Rankin, IL. The funeral service will follow the visitation and will begin at 12:00 P.M. Saturday at the church, with Brother Robert Krause officiating. Burial will follow in Rankin Union Cemetery in Rankin, IL. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.