Johnnie B. Stapp, aged 81, passed away on Saturday, December 13th after a brief illness. She was born Johnnie B. Connor on July 18th, 1927 in Des Moines, New Mexico to John Connor and Fay Etta (Hyer) Connor. She was a long time resident of Albuquerque, NM where she was a past Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star. She relocated to the Verde Valley in 2002 to be closer to her family. She is preceded in death by her husband, Harold W. Stapp and is survived by her sister, Phyllis J. Browning of Syracuse, Kansas, her niece, Kathy J. O\u0027Connor, MD of Cornville, and the numerous friends she made here in the Verde Valley.