Loretta Garrett Suell Johnson was born December 6, 1959 in Nacogdoches Texas to the late Chester Sr and Minnie Garrett. She was the first of twelve children.

Loretta attended school at Burkeville High School. She was baptized at Westlake Baptist Church. She worked at Churches Chicken, Timberlake Nursing as a CNA from then started truck driving school our of Alexandria LA. She worked for Fleetwood Trucking out of Diboll, Texas until her health began to decline. She loved life she took everything to heart held it inside, but always overcame and accept the she could not change....(And STUFF)

In 1982 she married Melvin Suell to the union four children were born later in life. She met and married Arthur Johnson of Dallas Texas.

God called her home on November 14, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents Chester Sr and Minnie Garret, one daughter, Samatha Kay Suell. Her three sisters: Eula Garrett Porter, Betty Faye Garrett Beatty and Margaret Louise Thomas and one brother: John Stephen Garrett.

She leaves to cherish her memory three children: Kisha Beatty (Devin) of Jasper, TX; LaToya Suell (Adeola) of Beaumont; Dawana Bronson (Carous) of Jasper. Six grandchildren: Corey, Cordae, Lacarus, Reality, Dalya and Daygan.

Two sisters Susan M. Garrett and Ester D. Evan both of Waco, Texas and five brothers: Chester L. Garrett Jr (Eileen) of Jasper, Texas; Norman E. Garrett (Joyce) of Lufkin, Texas; Walter R. Garrett Sr. (LaShunda) of Houston, Texas ; Christopher G. Garrett (Pamale) of Arkansas and Kevin D. Garrett(Graice) of Longview, Texas and Uncle Jack Garrett of San Augustine and ones great aunt Leona Williams of Bancroft La. Host of nieces and nephews. Special Friends, Jacqueline Napoleon, Nerda Roseman, Gloria Mitchell.