Iva Lightfoot Johnson, 101, of Pleasant Hills, formerly of Donora, died Saturday, September 5, 1998, in Pleasant Hills. She had lived in Donora most of her life before moving to Pleasant Hills in 1994. Mrs. Johnson was a homemaker and a member of the Bethel A.M.E. Church, Monongahela. She was a former member of Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church, Donora, where she had been a choir member and had served on many church committees. Surviving are four daughters, Mildred Lightfoot Medina of Brooklyn, N.Y., Ruth Lightfoot of Pleasant Hills, and Gladys Roddy and Alice Lightfoot, both of Donora; three sisters, Myrtle Davenport of Monongahela, Jessie Branch of Monessen and Kathryn Loins of New York City, N.Y.; nine grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. Deceased are her first husband, Alonso Lightfoot, who died in 1937; her second husband, Forrest Johnson, who died in 1979; two daughters, Dolores McDowell and Wilma Lightfoot; three sisters, Irene James, Etta Stamper and Nellie Gaskins; and two brothers, Frohman and Clare Phillips. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Monday, September 7, 1998Iva Lightfoot Johnson
Member of Bethel A.M.E. Church of Monongahela
She was born January 26, 1897, in Lovedale, a daughter of Robert and Allie Jane Lucas.