Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....(Francis, Long) Johnson, Della Mae July 21 2004
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Della Mae Johnson (Long)
Services: Monday, July 26, 10 a.m.

Services will be held in Greenlawn Memorial Chapel, 3700 River Blvd., for 
Della Mae (Long) Johnson, 83, who passed away July 21, 2004. Chaplain Chuck 
Simonson will officiate. 

Della was born, July 23, 1920, to Arthur and Jonnie Francis in Pushmataha 
County, Choctaw Nation Oklahoma. Arthur was a farmer and a sheriff of two 
counties before retiring. Jonnie was a housewife. Della was one of ten 
children, one of which was her twin sister. She married Norman Long in 1937 in 
Oklahoma. They moved to Kern County near Buttonwillow, CA, where they raised 
their family of five on the Tracy Ranch. Norman passed away in 1974.

Many years later, Della married Richard Johnson and remained in Kern County. 
Her husband, Richard, precedes her in death in 1986. Della was a hard working 
and a loving woman all her life. She did many charity efforts on her own for 
years. She was a wonderful friend to anyone she met and aided all families she 
found who were in need. She had a great sense of humor and enjoyed being with 
family and friends. She spent her last seven years being cared for by her 
daughter, Darlene.

Her five children survive her: James Long of Taft, CA, LeeRoy and his wife, 
Caroline Long of Taft, Thelma and Earl Herwig of Carrollton, TX, Judy and Phil 
Pepperdine of Kimberly, Idaho, and Darlene and Richard Sanford of Bakersfield. 
In addition to many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-
grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews as well as her brother, John 
Francis of Statesboro, Georgia and sisters, Mariece Cook of Yuma AZ and Judy 
Francis of Somerset, CA.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Hoffmann Hospice. The 
family would also like to thank Lori, Kathy, Patty and Chuck of Hoffmann 
Hospice for the wonderful care of their loved one Della Mae Johnson.

Visitation begins Saturday, 5:00 9:00 p.m.

Greenlawn Mortuary Funeral Directors 


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Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased.

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