Myla Kay Frahm Johnson, aged 55, in Lewisville, Texas
On July 5, 2012 the Lord’s faithful servant, Myla Kay started her journey Home where she knew she would find peace and rest with Him. She was a strong Christian woman and a knowledgeable student of scripture. Kay loved to praise the Lord and talk with Him daily. She had an admirable reverence for life and wonderful sense of adventure. She respected nature and lived her life vibrantly embracing it. Kay was an outdoors girl. She loved to camp and hike. She would take her children and her dog, join other ladies and head for the mountains. Both our brothers love to hike, and in later years, she would take vacations just to go to the mountains and hike with them. She trained in martial arts for self protection and earned a Black Belt. Kay was an amazing inspiration and support to anyone in need, reaching out to help others in her humble ways. When I was going thru my divorce 12 years ago, she sent me a gift: a Journal with the FootPrints of Jesus poem on the front. Inside she wrote: To my sister Ruth with love. My prayer journal has become a cherished part of my relationship with God. I hope you come to love yours! Kay
Kay’s legacy continues in her children, her siblings and extended family: her daughter, Christen Ramsey and husband Brandon; her son, Michael Johnson; and her beloved dog and hiking companion, Princess. Her siblings are: Ann Frahm, Ruth Musgrave, Patti Joy Veasey, Steven Frahm, and Tim Frahm. Kay is also survived by a number of in-laws, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins - a large extended family. Kay is preceded in death by her mother, Edith Havens Frahm. She is survived by her family mentioned above, as well as a host of loyal and supportive friends who were blessed by her gracious, gentle spirit, and her great love for the Lord. “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going” John 14:1-4
Kay was born November 2, 1956 in Havre, Montana to Robert and Edith Havens Frahm. She was second of six children and lived in Montana, New York, Tennessee, Sweden, Ghana, Texas, Nebraska, and Arizona. Dad was a preacher so we moved a lot. When Kay was in the 3rd grade, we moved to Sweden where we were immersed in Swedish schools and learned the language. After 3 years we moved to Ghana, West Africa. At the age of 16 and 15, she and I traveled home from Ghana alone. We took a train, a plane and local bussing across Africa to the coast where we hopped a ship to the Canary Islands then on to Spain. We traveled for the next 6 weeks on a EuroRail Pass before flying to New York and hopping a Greyhound to Texas. That was some adventure, we had a great time, met lots of nice people and learned a little about the world and other cultures. Kay graduated from Abilene High School in 1975, and attended Abilene Christian University where she met Stephen Johnson whom she married the following year. Kay worked as a Postal carrier to support her family and put her husband thru Graduate school, helping him earn his doctorate in Family Counseling and supporting him as he set up his practice. Kay was unable to have children, so they adopted thru Christian Homes of Abilene. She had a heart for people; volunteering at school, serving with the PTA, leading home worship teams, teaching Bible classes, substitute teaching, and doing some odd jobs, like accounting and Private Investigations, as her children grew up.
Kay was single again in 2006, at which time she went back to college to get her degree in Education. While attending college, she worked as a Security Guard and a night stocker for Wal-Mart. She graduated from Northern Arizona University, Summa Cum Laude on December 10, 2009, with a B.S. in Education. She volunteered as a children’s advocate at the Stepping Stones Agencies in Arizona which is a women and children’s shelter. She sought help and personal healing with the Celebrate Recovery Program and soon became a facilitator in the CR program, once again helping others.
Kay was very disappointed in the year that she taught school in Arizona, and she turned to providing personal care. She worked at the Margaret T Morris Center in Prescott, Arizona, before moving to the Metro-Plex where she quickly earned her CNA and joined the Christus St. Joseph Village team in Coppell, Texas. Kay had hoped to find a Medical facility that would help her train to be a nurse. She wanted to learn more about caring for people and was a great minister of both the body and soul.
Kay never gave up when life threw her curve balls, she took them to Jesus and asked “what next?” Last fall I moved in from the East and she moved in from the West. We put our households together and began the adventure that we thought would last years as we reinvented ourselves and continued on this journey called life. She was disappointed that the mountains were so far away, but she found all the parks within a 25 mile radius and took Princess to explore them. We made plans for a mountain vacation, just as soon as we could take a week off, Lol! Kay loved her new friends here and others she was making in the area. I know you were a blessing to her, and I know she was a blessing to you.
Although Kay is now resting peacefully out of our sight, she will remain in our hearts and “…[she] will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” Psalm 23:6 The family will host an informal Memorial Service (info 325 513-8187). We will celebrate her life and her Joy in the Lord. In lieu of flowers, please offer donations to the Christian Homes of Abilene in her Honor.
