Obituary of Dolores "Cookie" Elvira Johnson

Dolores Johnson, lovingly known to most as Cookie, died August 8, 2015 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Cookie lived in Colorado Springs since 1985 and was a member of the Colorado Springs Art Guild.Cookie studied oil painting in landscapes in Arizona, and had been an art instructor for several years in Colorado and the New Mexico Four Corners area. She was also owner of Cookie's Art Company and served as a Fine Art Judge.Ms Cookie worked mainly in oil, with some watercolor and drawings in pen, ink and pencil. She grew up on a horse with a famous cowboy father and she loved the Old West and horses. Cookie's brother is still a working cowboy who gave her a treasury of adventures to paint.She served as a Special Show Chairman for the Mesa Art League in Mesa, Arizona, writing about Novice Artists for The Mesa Tribune, Apache Centinnal and the Spur Shopper. Cookie was past Founder and President of the San Juan Art League in Pagosa Springs, Colorado.She is survived by her husband, Willie J.; a son, Tom Adams; a daughter, Ronda Anderson; and two sisters, Christine Sellers and Bonnie Cavender.Visitation, 4:00PM to 6:00PM, Friday, August 14, 2015 at The Springs Funeral Services, 3115 E. Platte Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80909.Funeral service, 10:00AM, Saturday, August 15, 2015 at The Springs Funeral Services.Interment, Evergreen Cemetery.Funeral Home:The Springs Funeral Services3115 East Platte AvenueColorado Springs, , COUS 80909 Events Cemetery Saturday, August 15, 2015 12:00AM Evergreen Cemetery 1005 Hancock Expressway Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Phone: 719-578-6646 Visitation Friday, August 14, 2015 4:00PM - 6:00PM The Springs Funeral Services 3115 East Platte Avenue Colorado Springs, CO 80909 Phone: 719-207-8855 Service Saturday, August 15, 2015 10:00AM The Springs Funeral Services 3115 East Platte Avenue Colorado Springs, CO 80909 Phone: 719-207-8855