Barbara Denise Johnson Ellis, 61, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 22nd, 2016, at University of Kentucky Medical Center. She was born December 19th, 1954 in Huntington, WV, to Bob and Ruth Johnson. Barbara, known to her friends and family as Bobbie, graduated from Barboursville High School in 1972. She attended Ohio University, where she earned an associate’s degree in art. Bobbie was well known for her sharp wit and quick smile. Her favorite pastime was making people laugh. She was never happier than when she was telling jokes and making people smile. Bobbie was a lover of books, an avid gardener and loved nature. She was a friend to all creatures and was always at home when her hands were in the dirt. She loved music, dancing, singing, and above all, she loved her family. She was a daughter, a sister, a mother, a niece and, most of all, a Grand Bobbie. She is reunited in death with her father, Bob Johnson and her husband, David Ellis, her aunt, Phyllis Jeffrey and uncle, Jim McCallister. She will be tremendously missed by her mother, Ruth Johnson, her daughters, Carrie (John) Hess and Jerrie (Nick) Wintz, her son, Daniel (Myndi) Mueller, step-daughter, Wendi Martin, grandchildren, Ethan & Ellaina, Olivia & Annabelle, Braydon, Zayne, Bella & Colton and Jacob, Alex & Emily, brother, Rusty (Karen) Johnson, nephews, Jeremiah (Ashley) Johnson, Nathaniel (Amanda) Johnson and niece, Sarah Johnson, aunts, Helen (Kendall) Lucas and Judy (Bill) Vipperman, and uncles, Roger (Mary) McCallister and Jerry (Marlene) McCallister. Bobbie will be celebrated by her loved ones on Wednesday, October 26th, 2016, at Wallace Funeral Home in Barboursville, WV. Visitation will be at 12 p.m., with the funeral to follow at 1 p.m. She will be laid to rest beside her beloved husband at Baylous Cemetery in Salt Rock, WV. Friends unable to attend may leave remembrances at www.timeformemory.com/wallace.
