(1946 - 2019)
Betty Johnson Bales, age 73, of Buford, Georgia (formerly of Blue Ridge), passed away peacefully December 8, 2019, at her home. She was born June 14, 1946, in Akron, Ohio, to the late Charlie R. and Ruby Woody Johnson. She was also proceeded in death by her niece, Pamela Harper Carter.
Survivors include her daughters, Kimberly Wright of Buford, Georgia and Laura Bales of Dallas, Georgia; her beloved granddaughter, Taylor Thaxton of Dallas; sisters, Joyce Harper of Centennial, Colorado and Peggy Willis (Jimmy) of Buford; nieces and nephews, Veronica Willis Andrada (Edison) of Buford, Brian Willis of Newnan, Georgia, Ethon Harper (Carla) of Senoia, Georgia and Natalie Harper of Centennial; and numerous great nieces and nephews also survive.
A gathering of friends and family was held Friday, December 13, 2019, at Akins Funeral Home in Blue Ridge. Interment will follow privately at a later date in the Stockhill “Johnson Family” Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in her memory to the Association of Frontotemporal Degeneration (www.theaftd.org). Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.akinsfuneralhome.com. Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge was in charge of the arrangements.