Earline Johnson Bethea

Mrs. Earline Johnson Bethea was born November 13, 1933, in Columbia, South Carolina, the beloved daughter of the late Nelson and Ethel Moore Johnson. She departed this earthly life on Friday, April 19, 2024, in Columbia, South Carolina.

She attended the public schools of Richland County, South Carolina, and was a graduate of Booker T Washington High School. She was employed as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the Mental Health discipline until her retirement.

Earline was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend.  Though she is no longer physically with us, her loving and kind spirit will forever live in the hearts and lives of all those who loved and knew her.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Bethea was preceded in death by husband, Ben Bethea; and her siblings, Nelson Johnson Jr., Willie Johnson, Samuel Johnson, Annie M. Suber, Mary E. Brown, Lucy Cochran, and Catherine Richardson.

She leaves to cherish her memory her two daughters, Virginia McLeod  and Doris Foster, both of Columbia, SC; two sons, Carl Johnson of Columbia, SC, and Ralph Haile of Elgin, SC; three sisters, Cassie M. Spell, Helen Huiett, and Geneva Washington, all of Columbia, SC; one brother, Leon Johnson of Columbia, SC; her grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and a host of other loving relatives and caring friends, all of whom will miss her dearly.

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