Private graveside services for Nell Book, 72, of Winnsboro were held Wednesday, May 13, 2020, in Myrtle Cemetery with Rev. Kevin Bates officiating, under the direction of Gill First National Funeral Home.
Nell was born December 24, 1947, in Jonesville to the union of Nelson Maurice and Renee' Zola LaPrairie Book and passed from this life on May 10, 2020, in Ochsner Hospital in Shreveport.
She was a member of Life Church with God being first in her life. She was owner of Big John's and Jesse's Steak and Seafood; she was also a florist with a passion for flowers. Her greatest enjoyment in life were her grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents; son, Michael Johns; brothers: Melvin, Darwin, and Randy Book and sister, Robbie Wiley.
Those left to cherish her memory include her daughter, Jessica Johns Mabry and husband Brian; grandchildren: Hunter Johns and wife Nicole of Mangham, Jase Mabry of Winnsboro, Grant and Myles Johns of Crowville; brother, Nelson Book, Jr. and wife Becky of Vidalia; sisters: Susan Fairbanks and husband Clay of Baton Rouge, Lisa Book Guillot and husband Randy of Gilbert, and Sandra Book of Jonesville; great grandchildren: Riley West, Mabry, Cohen and Rustin Johns of Mangham; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Any planned donations may be made to the American Lung Association in memory of Michael Johns at lung.org
Online condolences may be made at www.gillfirstnational.com .