Betty Deen (Gann) Johnson

Betty Deen Johnson, 79, of Harkers Island, passed away on Sunday, August 9th, 2020 at Carteret Health Care.

Her funeral service will be held 3:00 pm on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at Munden Funeral Home and Crematory officiated by Brother Anthony Nelson. Interment will follow at Vergie Mae Cemetery at Harkers Island. The family will receive friends at Munden Funeral Home one hour prior to the service. Friends are welcome to attend the service. For those unable to attend, the family invites you to view the webcasting of the service through Betty’s obituary page on Munden Funeral Home’s website. In keeping with the CDC guidelines pertaining to the Coronavirus, those who are ill or at-risk (elderly, immune-compromised) are encouraged to stay home. Additionally, there will be a limit to the number of people in the building at one time, as well, those who attend will be asked to bring and wear a protective mask. Help us honor the family while practicing safe measures. Friends are also encouraged to leave words of comfort to the family through the website.

Betty was born in Chicago, IL. She met Earl Douglas Johnson Sr. while he was serving his country in St. Louis, MO. She married the love of her life in 1976 and moved to Harkers Island after Doug retired out of the US Coast Guard. Betty was a hardworking and determined lady that made her own way through life using her quick wit and big heart. At the age of 46, while working full time, she attended Carteret Community College at night and obtained an Associate degree in Business Administration. She retired from the N.C. Marine Fisheries after 26 years of service at the age of 72. While working at the Marine Fisheries, she tended to her work family and mothered “her boys” with love, attention, and good food. Her free time was spent with her family and she will be remembered for her cooking, love, and sass. She gave her heart to Jesus on August 6, 2020.

She is survived by her daughter, Donnetta Brooks and husband Bentley of Harkers Island; her son Billy Chilton and wife Amy of Otway; six grandchildren, Jordan Lewis and wife Reba of Gloucester, Charlie Brooks of Raleigh, Johnna Brooks (Trixie) of Harkers Island, Matthew Chilton and wife Lauren of Otway, Kyle Chilton of Otway, Cameron Guthrie and wife Shannon of Beaufort; two great grandchildren, Jared Lewis and Carly Guthrie.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Earl Johnson Sr., her daughter Gina Johnson Lewis, her son Earl Johnson Jr.; and two grandchildren, John Douglas Brooks and Brian Deen Brooks.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, Kansas, 66675-8516 or to the Carteret County Humane Society, 853 Hibbs Road, Newport, NC 28570. Family and friends are welcome to submit online condolences at www.mundenfuneralhome.net.

Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home and Crematory in Morehead City, NC.