Sara Jo Smith Johnson

Sara Jo Johnson, 76, of Cottage Grove, Oregon, passed away on Sept. 9, 2020, due to non-smokers lung cancer that metastasized from a rare pleomorphic sarcoma.

She was born in Shelton, Washington, on April 15, 1944, to James Floyd Smith and Leona Elma Fox Smith. Sara was the fifth of seven children.

Most of Sara’s schooling was at McKenzie High School, just before moving to Moclips, Washington, where she finished her junior year and then…