Johnnie Vernie Smithson, age 81,, of Kingston, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully at Four Seasons Nursing Home in Durant, OK on Tuesday, May 09, 2023.  Johnnie was born on December 13, 1941 in Texas to Earl Nickerson & Alene Nickerson.  She was a High School graduate and later  married James Smithson.  She was a homemaker and enjoyed helping her family and friends.  She will be greatly missed.

Left to cherish her memory is her husband; James Smithson of Kingston, OK, her sisters; Rosa and Wynell, other extended family and many friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; Earl and Alene Nickerson, her sister; Earlene Hays and her son; Earl Hudson.

No services are planned.