Sharen Donna Johnson, 66, of Iuka, Mississippi, died Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Johnson was a graduate of Northeast Mississippi Community College where she earned an associate’s degree in Medical Lab Technology. She enjoyed rock collecting, fishing, and hunting, and she loved Pecan Sandies. Visitation is scheduled for 5:00 until 9:00 p.m., Saturday, September 26, at Cutshall Funeral Home in Iuka. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 28, at Cutshall Funeral Home Chapel in Iuka, officiated by Bro. Edward Johnson. Interment will follow in Burnsville Cemetery. Cutshall Funeral Home of Iuka, MS is entrusted with arrangements. Survivors include her husband, William Terry Johnson of Iuka; one son, Raymond Gist of Iuka; two stepsons, Tom Johnson (Michelle) of Iuka, and Jonathan Johnson (Alisha) of Muscle Shoals, AL; two daughters, Cherrie Lisa Rathai of Tuscumbia, AL, and Jennifer Franks (Shane) of Savannah, TN; two stepdaughters, Julie Jones (Jesse) of Iuka, and Melanie Burnett of Corinth; three sisters, Frankie Craig and Ruth Richardson, both of Dade City, FL, and Marella McMillan of Boston, MA; fourteen grandchildren, Charles Gist, Sheridan Rathai, Dakota Rathai, Jillian Franks, Cutter Franks, Nate Franks, Will Johnson, Wesley Johnson, Jamie Borden, Jaycee Borden, Anna Claire Burnett, Aaron Johnson, Brayden Johnson, and Emilee Johnson; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charley E. and Frankie Hamilton Steele, and three grandchildren, Chance Rathai, David Edward Gist, and Dillon Holland. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Memorial and Honor Program, by phone (901) 578-2805; or online at www.stjude.org/donate.
