Oleava Jean Johnson Obituary (1941

Oleava Jean Johnson, age 74, of Mena, died Monday, May 18, 2015 at the Mena Regional Health System. She was born on Friday, March 14, 1941 to Joseph Presley and Edythe Mae Crouch Johnson in Mena, Arkansas. Oleava was a loving mother, sister, grandmother, aunt and friend and will be greatly missed by all who knew her. She is preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Puddin Gortemiller. Oleava is survived by her two sons, Bobby Cant of Memphis, Tennessee and Eddie Cant of Mena; one daughter, Diedre Webb of Dallas, Georgia; one sister, Joe Ann Ward of Conway; one brother in law, Kenneth Gortemiller of Mena; five grandchildren, Andrea Cant, Robert Cant, Tabatha Edwards, Christopher Cant and Gayla Cant; four great-grandchildren, Hunter Phillips, Sean Phillips, Nevaeh Edwards and Shilo Edwards; several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, June 6, 2015 from 9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. at the Bowser Family Funeral Home in Mena with cremation services entrusted to Bowser Family Funeral Home in Mena. Oleava ashes were buried at Gortemiller Cemetery near Pine Ridge. Online Guestbook: www.bowserffh.com