Doris Otey Johnson

Abingdon, Va.Doris Otey Johnson, 84, passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2015, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Washington County, Va., daughter of the late Levi Otey Sr. and Hazel Lane Otey. Doris graduated from Radford University with a bachelors degree in education and from East Tennessee State University with a masters degree in education. She was a school teacher in Washington County, Virginia schools for 36 years.Doris was a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church. She was a Master Gardener and a former member of the Abingdon Garden Club. She also was a member of the Business and Professional Womens Club, the Mattie Roundtree Club, and a former member of the Glenrochie Ladies Golf Association.In addition to her parents, Doris was preceded in death by her husband, Charles W. Johnson, Jr. She is survived by her daughter, Theresa J. Simmons and husband Brad of Abingdon; brother Levi Otey, Jr. and wife Teresa of Abingdon; sister Margaret Ward and husband Jim of Pennsylvania; grandsons Bradley Simmons of Johns Island, S.C., and Josh Simmons and wife Lindsay of McLean, Va.; and great-grandchildren Jamison, Eliza, and John Ezra Simmons, all of McLean.The funeral service for Doris Otey Johnson will be held at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, November 29, 2015, in the Main Street Chapel of Farris Funeral Service with the Rev. Ellie Scofield officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the service Sunday at the funeral home from 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. The commital service and burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 30, 2015, at Knollkreg Memorial Park with George Wright, John Durnovich, Robbie Stallard, Phillip Sprinkle, Drew Wright, and Andrew Seamon serving as pallbearers. Those planning to attend the committal service may meet at the funeral home by 10:45 a.m. for a procession to the cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 124 East Main Street, Abingdon, VA 24210, or to the American Cancer Society, 230 Charwood Drive, Abingdon, VA 24210.Those wishing to share memories and express sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com. Doris Otey Johnson and her family are in the care of Farris Funeral Service and Crematory, 427 East Main Street, Abingdon, VA 24210 (276-623-2700).