After 70 years of living and giving to others, Gail Mahan Johnson of Boone, N.C., lost a courageous struggle with cancer on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. A native of South Hamilton, MA, Gail was predeceased by her parents, Alexis A. and Marjorie M. Mahan; as well as a brother, Douglas Mahan of Spartanburg, S.C., and an infant granddaughter, Olivia Strickler of Pisgah Forest, N.C. She is survived by her husband of 44 years, Len Johnson; and by daughters Heather Strickler (Scott), of Pisgah Forest, N.C., and Lindsay Johnson, of Durham, N.C. She is also survived by her sister, Gwen Ryan (Terry) of Gloucester, MA; and her brother, Alex Mahan (Johanna) of South Hamilton, MA; as well as her grandchildren, Caroline and Franklin Strickler of Pisgah Forest, N.C.