Funeral services will be Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 9:00 a.m., Westhaven Funeral Home Chapel, 3580 Robinson Street, Jackson, MS 39209 with burial Jones Memorial Cemetery in Pearl, MS.

Johnnie Lou Catchings was born to Fred D. and Mary Little on December 4, 1941, in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Sis. Johnnie was a member of Guiding Light M.B. Church, pastored by Reverend James Dixon. Johnnie attended Attala County Schools. She also attended Mississippi Valley State College where she received her degree as a Practical Nurse.

Johnnie started her nursing career at Kuhn Memorial State Hospital in Vicksburg, MS. She joined Mississippi Army National Guard in 1984, where she completed over 20yrs of honorable service.

She departed this life August 6, 2019, at home surrounded by her family and friends. Survivors include: her children: Felica Catchings (Danny), Thomas E. Catchings Jr. (Dornea) and Monica Davis (Ronnie); sisters and brother: Mary Diggs, Nancy Dixon (James), Rosie Moses (Tony), Ella Pugh and Freddie Little (Marie); grandchildren: Erica, Derrick, Christina, Dornesha, Tehla, and Preshus; great grandchildren: Kaden, Taraji and Autumn. Johnnie was also blessed with a host of nieces, nephews, many other relatives and friends.