J. C. Johnson

J. C. JOHNSON, of Sevierville, TN, was born March 10, 1941 in Sand Gap, KY to Mary Jane Durham and Johnny Johnson. J. C. was raised in Hamilton, Ohio and later moved to Marysville, Ohio, where he met and married Jackie Hoopes on December 26, 1968. Jackie and Jay had a fun-filled, adventurous life. They have lived in Ohio, Florida, Texas, Alabama and finally settled n Sevier County, TN in 1991. They have been attending the First Baptist Church in Sevierville since 1999 and were baptized together the Sunday after 9/11. He owned Johnson Plumbing in Talbott, TN, J & J Vending in Pigeon Forge, TN, and most recently retired from Wyndham Resorts due to his illness. Jay will be remembered as a cheerful, upbeat gentleman who loved his friends and family and made everyone smile. He will be missed by all who got the chance to know him. On June 30, 2010 Jay went on to Heaven from the Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa, OK, where his wife, Jackie and her sister Louise cared for him until the end. J. C. is also survived by his son, Jerry C. of Arizona and daughter, Janie C of Hamilton, OH; one grandson, Jerry and wife, Kristina and three great-grandsons of Knoxville, TN; sisters, Myrtle Sheffield and Brenda Henson, and brother Robert Johnson and families of Hamilton, OH, brother Tony and family of Tacoa, GA. A Celebration of Life will be held in the parlor of the First Baptist Church, Sevierville on Thursday, July 8, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. with Rev. Scott Carter officiating. Arrangements by Farrar Funeral Home in Jefferson City, TN (865) 475-3892