Amie Lee ‘Dixie’ Johnson-Cook of Huntsville passed away peacefully Friday morning at WillowBrooke Court Skilled Care Center at Magnolia Trace. She previously lived at Country Cottage assisted living until March 2012. She had been in declining health over the past few years related to early on-set Alzheimer’s Disease.
Dixie was a longtime member of Southside Baptist Church where she served faithfully in various primary and intermediate teaching positions and worked in the church library during later years. Another joy was being a member of Southside’s ‘Ukulele Band’ ministry.
Dixie was preceded in death by her husbands, Orvis D. Johnson and William Cook; her parents, Joseph and Mollie Daniell; brothers, Ray Daniell, J.P. Daniel, Milton Daniell and Hoyt Daniell; sister, Christine Brock; daughter, Pamela Shipman and granddaughter, Brooke Johnson.
Survivors include her sons, Bobby Johnson (Dianne) and Ronald Johnson (Lynne); grandsons, Robert Johnson and Neal Ledbetter (Taylor Lee); granddaughters, Megan Moore (Jimmy) and Jennifer Wright (Chad); great-grandsons, Jarrett, Daniel and Andy Moore; and a host of cousins and friends. Anyone Dixie met was a friend forever as she never met a stranger.
Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Saturday at Laughlin Service Funeral Home. The funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home chapel with Rev. Neal Ledbetter officiating. Burial will be in Huntsville Memory Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.
