Susan Haynes Johnson

Published 3:48 pm Friday, May 20, 2016

Susan Haynes Johnson

May 20, 2016

Susan Haynes Johnson, 64, of Bainbridge, Ga., passed away Friday, May 20, 2016 at her residence.

The funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Stephen Webb officiating. Interment will follow at Sylvania United Methodist Cemetery with Andrew Donaldson, Daryl Hall, Kyle Killough, Zack Parsons, Brandon Whittaker, and Nick Stone serving as active pallbearers.

The family will receive friends from immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com. Memorial donations may be made to First Baptist Church, P. O. Box 155, Bainbridge, GA 39818.

Susan Deborah Haynes was born October 17, 1951 in Bainbridge, the daughter of Benjamin Curtis Haynes and Louise Davis Haynes. Susan was a graduate of Bainbridge High School, Class of 1969. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Georgia and later earned her Education Specialist degree. Susan retired from Decatur County Board of Education as Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum with over 40 years of service.

JOY best describes Susan…Jesus, Others, You. She always thought of others first whether it was the family she loved dearly, her friends, her church, or her students. She had a taste for antiques and spent a little time “junking”. She worshiped Jimmy Johnson, the love of her life, and enjoyed every moment grandparenting Colton with him. Susan’s quick wit and sly chuckle was evidence she loved you and wanted to leave you smiling.

Survivors include her husband of 45 years, Jimmy Johnson; her son, Sean Johnson and his wife, Mandy, of Bainbridge; her siblings, Eleanor Toney and her husband, Fred, of Danville, California, Janet Stone and her husband, Bill, of Orlando, Florida, Davis Haynes and his wife, Carole, of Athens, Tennessee, and Ben Haynes and his wife, Elizabeth, of Hartford, Connecticut; her grandson, the light of her life, Colton Johnson and many nieces and nephews. Susan was preceded in death by her parents, B.C. and Louise Haynes.