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Monez "Ned" Johnson, 82 passed away April 20, 2007 at Triumph Hospital in El Paso, Texas. She was born April 19, 1925 in Pickton, Texas to L.D. and Thelma Baker. They moved to the Portales-Floyd area where she graduated from Floyd High School. She married Melton "Sonny" Johnson of Portales in September, 1944. At the time of her death, she had been living with her daughter, Karla Morris and husband, Alfred in Las Cruces for the past six years. Previous to that time she had made her home in Portales, where she was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She also resided in Roswell and Albuquerque during the past thirty years. Survivors include her daughter, Sandra Eyman and husband, Charles of Cleburne, Texas; son, Pat Johnson of Los Lunas and daughter, Karla Morris and husband, Alfred of Las Cruces; one brother, Billy Matt of Odessa, Texas. Other survivors include a niece, Diane Carpenter, of Clovis, New Mexico, five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Melton "Sonny" Johnson in 1971 and her sister, Captola Crady in 2002. Cremation will take place a Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 25, 2007 in Wheeler Funeral Home in Portales, New Mexico. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made in her name to Mesilla Valley Hospice, 299 E. Montana Ave., Las Cruces, New Mexico 88005 Services arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Baca's Funeral Chapels 300 E. Boutz Road Las Cruces 527-2222
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