JOHNSON – Mrs. Doretha Battle Johnson passed away peacefully June 12, 2019.  A native of Pelham, GA, she graduated from Oceanside High School in Oceanside, CA.  She returned to Jacksonville, FL and was employed by several department stores in Duval County as a Seamstress, where she rendered many years of dedicated service before retiring in 1982.  She was predeceased by her parents, Crest and Virutha Battle and husband, Tamsy Johnson.  Survivors include her children, James E. Williams (Annie), Mrs. Audrey Young (Donald), Ms. Sonja Scales, Ms. Tracy Garvin and Walter L. Harris (Jametrice); 20 grandchildren; 37 great grandchildren; 3 great-great grandchildren; siblings, Mses. Carolyn Duncan, Ruenette Jones, Sharon, Deborah, Bernadette and Ricky Battle; brother-in-law, Jimmie Johnson; a number of other relatives and friends.