Nellie Victoria �Vickie� Foster Johnson

Mrs. Nellie Victoria "Vickie" Foster Johnson, 82, of 917 Cub Street, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 10, 2010, at CMC-NorthEast in Concord. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, December 13, 2010, at North Kannapolis Wesleyan Church. Rev. Steven Cline will officiate. Burial will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8:00 pm Sunday at Lady's Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the residence. Mrs. Johnson was born May 5, 1928 in Cooleemee, NC. She was a daughter of the late Shepherd Harrison Foster and Fannie Mae Livengood Foster. She retired from Cannon Mills after 34 years of service. She was a lifetime member of North Kannapolis Wesleyan Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Staley Johnson, Jr.; four sisters, Viola Foster Harris, Maybell Tucker, Clara Keller and Ester Jenkins. Mrs. Johnson is survived by her husband of 64 years, Staley Johnson, Sr.; two daughters, Kathy Johnson and Pamela Kerr; son, Jerry Johnson and wife, Diane M.; two brothers, Garfield Foster and Spurgeon S. Foster; six grandchildren, Sherry Johnson, Carrie Walters, Jeremiah Johnson, Jennifer Goodman, Andrew Kerr and Matthew Kerr; and eight great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to North Kannapolis Wesleyan Church, 314 West 12th Street, Kannapolis, NC 28081.