Anne E. Johnson
– November 22, 2023
Anne Elizabeth Johnson (nee Chandler), 98, passed away peacefully the morning of Nov. 22, 2023, in Sun City Center, FL. Born in 1925 in Buckhurst Hill, Essex, UK, Anne graduated from Northwood Women’s College near her home in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, UK, in 1942. She earned a Bachelor of Art degree, Summa Cum Laude, from Saint Leo College, FL, in 1982. In 1943 Anne was a British war bride, marrying Clyde Johnson of LaFollette, TN, who was serving as a B-17 crew member in England. They were married for 50 years before Clyde’s death in 1994. Anne came to the US for the first time in 1945 on a troop ship converted for new war brides joining their husbands. She proudly gained U.S. citizenship in 1952. Anne was an “Air Force Wife” until Clyde’s retirement in 1962, accompanying him on assignments in the U.S. and overseas. She worked for the USAF in Civil Service positions at McClellan AFB, CA, and Mac Dill AFB, FL.
Anne loved reading and, especially, travelling with her family. She traveled and cruised extensively with her son David and his wife Annette and with her daughter Carol and her husband, Frank Burns. She jokingly told her kids and their spouses, “I am giving you your inheritance one trip at a time.” The family traveled to nearly every country in Europe by car, bus, train and boat, revisiting places Anne had lived in England, France, Germany and Italy as well as every other garden spot that interested her across Europe. Something like 15 cruises took her to other islands and continents across the globe.
Anne loved her 25 years in SCC. She became very involved in the United Community Church and later the United Methodist Church. For many years she drove for the SCC Security Patrol and later became a dispatcher for them. She enjoyed her card and bunco groups and even learned to play golf. She was a co-president of the SCC Woman’s Club and a member for many years. She had many friends; SCC was a great place for a newly widowed lady.
Anne is survived by her son, David Johnson, of Windsor, CO, and daughter, Carol Burns, of Sun City Center, and their spouses; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be scheduled at the United Methodist Church of Sun City Center in January.
Anne loved reading and, especially, travelling with her family. She traveled and cruised extensively with her son David and his wife Annette and with her daughter Carol and her husband, Frank Burns. She jokingly told her kids and their spouses, “I am giving you your inheritance one trip at a time.” The family traveled to nearly every country in Europe by car, bus, train and boat, revisiting places Anne had lived in England, France, Germany and Italy as well as every other garden spot that interested her across Europe. Something like 15 cruises took her to other islands and continents across the globe.
Anne loved her 25 years in SCC. She became very involved in the United Community Church and later the United Methodist Church. For many years she drove for the SCC Security Patrol and later became a dispatcher for them. She enjoyed her card and bunco groups and even learned to play golf. She was a co-president of the SCC Woman’s Club and a member for many years. She had many friends; SCC was a great place for a newly widowed lady.
Anne is survived by her son, David Johnson, of Windsor, CO, and daughter, Carol Burns, of Sun City Center, and their spouses; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be scheduled at the United Methodist Church of Sun City Center in January.