Gwenda Mae “Cricket” Sorrells Johnson, age 77, of Birmingham, AL, passed away Friday, May 24, 2019 at South Health and Rehab in Birmingham, AL. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, May 26, 2019 at 2:00pm from the Otts Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Taylor Springs Cemetery. Bro. Bradley Long to officiate. Visitation will be held at the funeral home prior to the funeral service from 1:30pm until 2:00pm.
Gwenda was born on December 20, 1941 in Beaverton, Alabama to the late Homer Dee Sorrells and the late Eva Gertrude Robertson. She previously worked as a social worker at UAB Hospital. She was of the Baptist faith. Gwenda played and sang country music and enjoyed collecting records and sewing.
Survived By:
Son: Tommy Johnson III, Springville, AL
Close Friends: Michael Dean, Birmingham, AL
Janet Hall, Birmingham, AL
Several Nieces and Nephews
Preceded In Death By:
Husband: Thomas Johnson II
Parents: Homer Dee Sorrells and Eva Gertrude Robertson Sorrells
Sisters: Brenda Armstrong, Frances Sorrells, and Ann Yielding