Laurie Dawn Johnson (née Young), 65, of Crandall, GA, passed away Friday, April 15, 2022, in her home. She was born on June 30, 1956, in Dalton GA to Clyde and Martha Rhea Young, the fourth of their five children. After graduating from Murray County High School in 1974, Laurie attended Young Harris College and Dalton Junior College graduating with a degree in nursing. Laurie worked as a nurse at Hamilton Medical Center for many years and loved her job at the Emergency Room with her Ham Fam. She also worked for some time as a paraprofessional at Eton Elementary School while her children were attending. She married her first husband, Eddie Waits, in 1979. After his passing, she married Edward Walter Johnson of Chattanooga, Tennessee on March 21, 1986. They enjoyed 36 years of marriage. Laurie dedicated her life to their two children, Amy and Trevor. They were her pride and joy. She enjoyed concerts with her husband (ZZ Top!), trying new restaurants, traveling to meet her children, going to plays at the Fox Theatre, taking care of neighborhood cats, and getting the latest gossip from her nieces. She lived on the same road with her two sisters, Jennifer Sluder and Connie Winkler, and her brothers-in-law, Roger Dollar, Dale Sluder, and Larry Winkler. Her favorite weekend activity was driving up the hill to share a meal with family, who were lucky if she brought her award-winning cornbread with her.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Martha Rhea Young and Clyde Young; her sisters Melissa Ann Young, Susan Elisabeth Dollar; grandparents Dane and Daisy Henry; Frank and Susan Katherine Young.

Survivors include her husband, Edward Walter Johnson of Crandall, GA, daughter Dr. Amy Leigh Johnson, son Trevor Edward Johnson; sisters and brothers-in-law Jennifer and Dale Sluder, Connie and Larry Winkler, and Roger Dollar, all of Crandall. Laurie had numerous aunts and uncles from the Henry and Young families. She is survived by James and Faye Henry, Lamarr and Betty Henry, Waymond and Barbara Henry, Paul and Elizabeth Henry, Terry and Charlene Henry, Lillian Burt, Doris Black, Markay Wiley, Patricia West, Sherry and Tommy Hayes; Dimple Young; nieces and nephews Adam and Tiesa Sluder, Haley Sluder, Matthew and Renee Winkler, Rebecca and Jeff Nixon, Anna and Keith Gabrielsen, Rhonda Hayes, Paige West, and Andrea Christensen; great-nieces and nephews Lilly and Grey Castoe, Maisie and Myles Sluder, Cash Winkler, and Avery Nixon; Grand-puppies Ozzy and Margo; She is survived by many cousins and additional nieces and nephews.

Funeral services to celebrate the life of Mrs. Laurie Dawn Johnson will be held at 3:00 pm on Monday, April 18 ^th at Peeples Funeral Home & Crematory of Chatsworth, GA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home for an hour prior to the ceremony. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to Murray County Humane Society (PO Box #796 Chatsworth, GA 30705).