Jowana A. Johnson Holsey

Jowana A. Johnson-Holsey was born on May 25, 1973, in Gainesville, FL to Phyllis Ross and Leo Johnson. She grew up in a loving home & learned of Christ from her Mother and Grandmother. Jowana was a life-long & faithful member of Jerusalem Church of God by Faith where she sang in the choir & the praise & worship ensemble; developing a never ending love for God under the pastorate of the late Elders N.R. Burney, Mark C. Welch, Daniel E. Gainey and Superintendent Elder Duane E. Gainey, to whom she was under the leadership of until her demise. Jowana was also an integral and active member of the Simmons Family Choir. Jowana matriculated through the Alachua County Public School system graduating from Eastside High School - Class of 1991. She attended Santa Fe Community College, worked in the Alachua County Public School system and later advanced her career in healthcare where she found her passion - caring for the elderly. Jowana loved the Lord & loved singing His praises. She was faithful unto Him and He was faithful unto her. While attending worship services, Jowana met the love of her life; her husband, Richard T. Holsey. They joined together in holy matrimony on May 28, 2019. Jowana knew the importance of Christ being the head of her life and understood that “weeping may endure for a night, BUT joy cometh in the morning.” Jowana is weeping no more and we know that her joy is everlasting. Those left to cherish her memory are - her loving and devoted husband: Richard T. Holsey, mother: Phyllis A. Ross, father: Leo Johnson, two step children: Ja'heim Harvey and Kailain Holsey, sister: Jazmine Scott, brother: Darius Johnson, nieces loved as her own: Jaziyah Johnson and Cavonya Scott, mother in law: Felicia Rogers, father in law: Wendell Holsey, siblings in law: Jaunita Holsey, Chiquita Cason(Alex), Cassandra Prichet, Jaunita Wright(Wayon), Shelly Holsey, Robbie Rucker, Shayna Rucker, Brian Holsey, Corinzo Freeman, step grandmother: Hettie F. Ross, god-daughter: Ke’Asia Howard, god-mother: Katherine Simmons-Thomas, god-brother: Roshun Thomas, special cousin: La’Kesha Ruff(Demetrius), and a grand host of aunts, uncles, cousins & friends