Mrs. Terry Gainey Johnson

It is with deep sorrow that Mr. Johnny Allen Johnson and his family announce the death of his beloved wife, Mrs. Terry Lee Gainey Johnson, 59. Mrs. Johnson entered into rest on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, after a brief battle with cancer. The Directors of Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home & Crematory are caring for the family. A funeral service to honor her life will be held at 2 o'clock on Saturday, June 8, 2024, in Greater Heights Baptist Church, with The Rev. Danny Holley officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her honor to The American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741, or McLeod Hospice, 1203 E. Cheves Street, Florence, SC 29506. Mrs. Johnson was born on November 26, 1964, in Chesterfield County, SC, and grew up in Byrdtown, SC. She was the daughter of Virginia Dare Johnson Gainey and the late Jim Gainey. She loved her family very much and enjoyed being the baby of her family, a daddy’s girl in her earlier years. She learned all she could from him, from moving houses to driving an 18-wheeler -- Terry could do it all. She married her high school sweetheart, Johnny, and together they built and had a beautiful life and family. Terry also loved her mother-in-law, father-in-law, and brothers-in-law. She enjoyed being welcomed into their family and shared many, many happy memories together. She was a loving mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. Overcoming many of life’s obstacles, Terry was always smiling and positive. You never knew she was down if she was. She believed everyone was good and cared deeply for many people. Terry attended Antioch Elementary as a child and graduated from Hartsville High School as a member of the Class of 1983. She was a stay-at-home mother for a good portion of her girl's childhood, where she dedicated her time pouring into her home. She was always caring and loving with a very comforting spirit. She cared for anyone and everyone she came in contact with and never met a stranger, including her many families and patients which she cared for during their end-of-life care. To know her was to love her and she probably affectionately called you “baby” even if she just met you. She made you feel as if you were lifelong pals. Terry enjoyed being with friends and family, listening to music, and watching the birds in her backyard flower garden with her husband, which they affectionately cared for and loved watching grow together. She enjoyed being at the beach and her time being the best Gigi to her granddaughter “bear bear” Wrenlee. She enjoyed cooking and canning with her mother. She loved to make others feel good through the food she prepared for them and always extended a helping hand to all. Terry is rejoicing in heaven with her lord and personal savior. The family would like to extend a special thank you to her wonderful nurse, Mandy Byrd, and the entire Hospice team at McLeod Hospital. We are overcome with appreciation for your care and understanding in our hardest days. We would also like to thank Danny Holley and Greater Heights for your support and prayers. She is survived by her husband, Johnny Allen Johnson of Hartsville; daughters, Amber (Caleb) Hastings of Hartsville, SC, Brianna Johnson (Joey Rodgers) of Longs, SC; mother, Virginia Dare Johnson Gainey of Hartsville, SC; granddaughter, Wrenlee Hastings of Hartsville, SC; sister, Janice (John) Huggins; several nieces and nephews. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her sister, Sylvia Howle.

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Mrs. Terry Gainey Johnson

November 26, 1964 - June 5, 2024