Services
Obituary
Florence Mary (Drury) Johnson, 95, of Britt, passed away early Saturday morning, December 14, 2024 at Hancock County Health System.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday, December 23, 2024, at the Ewing Funeral Home, Britt Iowa with Pastor Jenni Yeske-Drown officiating. Florence will be laid to rest at the Amsterdam Township Cemetery in Kanawha.
Visitation for friends will be held 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm Monday, December 23, at Ewing Funeral Home of Britt. Ewing Funeral Home is caring for Florence and the family.
Florence was born on February 4, 1929, daughter of J.I. and Flora (Fowler) Drury at home on a farm near Iroquois, South Dakota. Florence graduated high school in Kanawha High School with the class of 1947. Florence met and married Don while attending church and school and were married January 4, 1948, at the Kanawha United Methodist Church.
Florence and Don farmed their entire lives and raised their three children. Life on the farm kept everyone busy while enjoying 4-H, part of summer for Florence was spent judging 4-H gardens. She enjoyed the large garden she managed at home and canned lots of green beans and tomato juice. Florence also kept busy volunteering at the Britt United Methodist Church, especially during Thanksgiving for the annual turkey dinners the church offered to the community. Florence enjoyed being involved with their children teaching them good work ethics and also having a lot of fun.
Florence and Don spent their later years farming while also driving truck for Pioneer Seed Company. They enjoyed many long trips traveling across the United States while making lots of friends along the way as they delivered Pioneer products. Florence enjoyed visiting with the wives while Don and the husbands unloaded the semi. They had a favorite farm place where they delivered Pioneer products, when the men had the truck unloaded the couple invited Florence and Don inside the house to enjoy a breakfast of fluffy pancakes while they continued to visit.
Florence is survived by sister Beryl Friedow of Kanawha, son Vance (Jane) Johnson of Britt, daughter Cheryl (Gary) Spear of Coal City, Illinois, grandchildren Justin (Beth) Johnson of Ridgeway, Ben Doughan of Indianapolis, Jeff Spear of Coal City, Illinois, Danielle (Jeffrey) Ries of Cedar Falls, Jennifer (J.D.) Morrison of Morris, Illinois, Bridget (Ken) Otto of Ely, Andrew Johnson of Britt, nine great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, Don, her parents J.I. and Flora Drury, and son Wayne Johnson.