Funeral services for Janie McSwain Johnson , of Cleveland, Texas will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, May 29, 2014, in the chapel of Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center, Texas with Rev. Buddy Johnson and Dr. Gene Edwards officiating. Interment will follow in Old Salem Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Mrs. Johnson passed away Sunday, May 25, 2014, surrounded by her family, at her home in Cleveland, Texas.

Mattie Janie Johnson was born January 10, 1921, in Shelby County, Texas to Lee and Ethel McSwain. Janie was a member of Northside Baptist Church in Conroe, Texas.

Janie is survived by her son, Rev. Buddy Johnson and wife, Taffy of Waxahachie, Texas; two daughters, Jane Edwards and husband, Gene of Ft. Worth, Texas and Jean Anderson of Cleveland, Texas; nine loving grandchildren; twenty-three great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. She is also survived by two sisters, Maxine Jernigan and Christine Mahan of Center, Texas; one brother, Bobby McSwain and wife, Connie of Irving, Texas and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Grady Johnson; one sister, Luna Waller and one brother, Earl McSwain.

Serving as pallbearers are her grandsons, Scott Johnson, Ben Johnson, Jon Johnson, Alan Johnson, Tommy Rose, Zane Copeland, Prentice Anderson, Jared Anderson, Tommy Gaskins, Adam Anderson and Andy Anderson. Honorary pallbearers will be Warren G. McSwain, Oren Warr, J.C. McSwain, Doyle Luman, Howard Johnson and Bro. Thomas Monroe.

In lieu of flowers, it was Janie's desire that memorial donations be made to Baptist Missionary Association of America, Mexico Missions, PO Box 30910, Little Rock, Arkansas 72260.