Lauren Michelle Johnson, a resident of Citronelle, Alabama passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2022 due to a motor vehicle accident, along with her boyfriend, Ni'Kiyah Malik Lucy. She was 30 years old. Lauren worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant and a Current Procedural Terminology Technician. She was studying to be a Registered Nurse in the future. Lauren cared for her patients as though they were her own family. Lauren was a very outgoing and unique firecracker and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She loved to dance and party, spend time at the river, but most of all, Lauren loved spending time with her children. She always made sure that they were taken care of and never did without. Lauren will be dearly missed by all who knew her.
She was preceded in death by her ''Nana'', Anita Turner; great-grandmother, Katherine McDonald; cousin, Amy McDonald; uncle, Joe Johnson; aunt, Wanda Kay Newburn; and step-father, Dale Toler.
Those left to cherish her memory include her children, Isaiah O'Bryant, Amya Rae'Lynn, and Alyese Rae'Anna; father of her children and longtime companion, Tony Beard; mother, Tracie Turner Byrd (Stoney); her ''Papa'', Ray Turner (Brenda); brother, Jason Newburn (Haleigh); uncle, Cliff Turner (Joni); aunt, Ashley Spotts (Labarron); grandmothers, Ann Bexley and Faye Blankinchip; biological father, Mark Johnson; one who raised her like his own, Wesley Newburn (Donna); numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, extended family and many friends.
The family will receive friends from 2pm until the 4pm funeral service on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at Bethel Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Bethel Cemetery. Online condolences may be given at www.freemancitronelle.com. Freeman Funeral Home - Citronelle, Alabama