Wilba Lee Johnson Featherstone

Mrs. Wilba Lee Johnson Featherstone, 90, passed peacefully at her home in the Liberty Hill community on Oct. 17, 2025, surrounded by loved ones.
Born July 20, 1935, in Giles County, Tennessee, she was the daughter of Benjamin Monroe Johnson Sr. and Jimmie Gattis Johnson.
She attended Rose Hill School and Campbellsville High School. In 1952, she wed Charles Henry “Pee Wee” Featherstone, and together they shared 62 years of marriage until his passing in 2014. Wilba was especially grateful for the close bond she shared with her many nieces and nephews, whose love and companionship brought her great joy. Among them, she held a particularly cherished place in her heart for Clifford Garrett (deceased), his wife Rachel and their children, Maria and Eddie, whom she regarded as her own grandchildren. As she prepared to say goodbye, she asked that her family and friends listen to Dolly Parton’s I Will Always Love You. This song, she said, was her message to them. And in those simple, beautiful lyrics, she left them all a parting gift: "I wish you joy and happiness, but above all this, I wish you love. And I will always love you…"

Wilba was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Henry “Pee Wee” Featherstone; her parents, Benjamin Monroe Johnson Sr. and Jimmie Gattis Johnson; siblings Ben Johnson, Brooks Johnson, Edward Johnson, Helen Kilgo, Dorothy Myers and Mildred Owens; in-laws Jack Featherstone and Joyce Munczenski; and nephews Clifford Garrett, Ricky Garrett, Tony Garrett, Jimmy Ray Myers, Harold Kilgo, Larry “Rabbit” Johnson and Philip “Tot” Johnson.

In addition to her dear brother-in-law, C.E. Owens, survivors include nephews Kerry Garrett, Nicky Garrett, Mike Garrett, Lenny Johnson, Derek Johnson, Barry Johnson, Ewald Munczenski, and Gerald Johnson; nieces Katherine Calvert, Scharlene Barr, Sharon Johnson, Anne Dickey, Traci Anderson, Pamela Wawroski and Claudia Johnson; and her closest friend, Freida Inman.

A memorial service will be announced at a later date.

Memorial donations may be made to the Giles County Humane Association or the Campbellsville Community Library.