Audrey Sharlean Johnson Dandridge entered into eternal rest on Monday, June 13, 2016 at her home in Bumpass, VA with her family by her side.

She was born on July 20, 1959, the third child of Leslie Johnson, Sr. and Shirley Coles Johnson.

Audrey was a graduate of Louisa County High School.

At an early age, she joined the New Anna Baptist Church where she served a on the Usher Board and was a member of the Heavenly Echoes.

In 2005, she joined in holy matrimony to William Dandridge, Sr.

After her marriage, she would attend Mt. Hope Baptist Church with her husband.

Audrey's faith was evident throughout her illness. Through all of her pain ad suffering she didn't complain. She would always say, "I'm alright." She meant that though she was in pain, God had her.

What a legacy she leaves behind, her strength and faith in God.

Audrey never met a stranger. She was always smiling and joking with everyone she met.

She was preceded in death by her father, Leslie Sr.

Audrey leaves to cherish his memory, her loving and devoted husband, William Dandridge, Sr.; one devoted daughter, Jennifer Johnson; one devoted son, Donte' Dandridge; her mother, Shirley Johnson; three sisters, Ethel Powell (Harry), Edith Taylor and Lesley Horton (Marv); one brother, Leslie Johnson Jr., seven aunts, Marian Harris (George), Joyce Holt, Arlean Anderson (Warren), Venus Whitfield, Nannie Bates, Sadie Johnson and Florence Trice; one stepson, William Dandridge, Jr.; one step-daughter, Sabrina Dandridge; three sisters-in-law; two brothers-in-law; one devoted sister-in-law, Gladys Dandridge; two devoted friends, Reverend Walter Barrett and wife, Alicia; one nephew close to her heart, Camren Horton and a host of other relatives and friends.

The family will receive friends on Monday, June 20, 2016 from 6-8 pm at Mt. Hope Baptist Church Bumpass, VA.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Mt. Hope Baptist Church 5502 Paynes Mill Road Bumpass, VA 23024 with the Reverend Doctor Monroe L. Smith officiating. Interment will follow in New Anna Baptist Church Cemetery 11639 Cross County Road Mineral, VA 23117.