Oct 22, 1935
Dec 31, 2020
Johnnie Mae Scott, 64, of Midland, went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 31, 2020 in San Angelo. Johnnie Mae was born May 17, 1956 in Hereford, TX to Raymond Odell Samuels and Kathrine Jenkins Samuels. She grew up in Anson, Texas and graduated from Midland Lee High School. She continued her education at Midland College and became a certified medical assistant. Johnnie Mae married the love of her life Robert Lewis Scott on June 12, 1994 in Midland, Texas and they shared twenty-five beautiful years together and raised three children. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who devoted her life to her Savior, her family, and her friends. Johnnie Mae was the matriarch of her family in the true sense of the word. Family and friends would come to her for inspiration, advice, and comfort in times of trouble. Playing the “Mama Bear” role she was not only protective, but precise in how she cared for others. She adored taking care of her gran
Many of them would have experienced economic hardships due to COVID-19.
As children at the St Benedict’s Primary School in Bull Bay enjoyed a game of hopscotch among themselves, Holness and members of the Progressive Grocers of Jamaica Foundation joined in to give the youngsters some competition.
Following this activity, the children were given more reasons to smile. With the kind donation from Progressive Grocers, they were showered with toys and food items.
Craig Chin, chairman of the foundation, told
The Gleaner that the initiative was in the hope of brightening the smiles of the children.
“We are here as part of the joy of giving initiative to help give back to the communities and help to make everybody’s Christmas and holidays a little brighter, especially during this really stressful and trying COVID time. We did one earlier in the year when COVID just started. We are doing one today for the children, and we are going to go to other areas to distribute foodstuff to