From the Lodi News-Sentinel...Sat. Aug. 13, 1960 {Lodi,
California}
Joella Johnson Dies On Vacation: Joella
Marie Johnson, six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Johnson of Galt,
died Thursday in Paradise Valley, Nev. while on a vacation trip with her
parents. She is survived by brother, Scott Johnson, Galt; her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Johnson, Twin Cities; and Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Richards,
Bakersfield. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the Salas-Galt
Mission Chapel with the Rev. Ernest Adams of the Galt Lutheran Church officiating.
Interment will be in Galt Cemetery.
From The Evansville Courier & Press....August
29, 2000 {Princeton, Indiana} ---- Louise Cain Johnson, 90,
died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2000, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville.
She taught at Decker Chapel School and Mount Carmel schools and retired
from Washington School in Vincennes. She was a member of Hazleton United
Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Retired Teachers Association
and Coterie Club and a former member of Eastern Star. Surviving are a son,
Max Cain of Princeton; a sister, Joan Coates of Hammond; two grandchildren,
Curtis Cain and Candice Hunt; and six great-grandchildren. Two husbands,
Nobe Cain and Russell Johnson, preceded her in death. Services will be
at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Colvin Funeral Home, with burial in Vincennes Memorial
Park. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Evansville Courier & Press....August 30, 2000 {Princeton,
Indiana} ---- Louise Cain Johnson, 90, services 11 a.m. today
at Colvin Funeral Home, burial in Vincennes Memorial Park.
Evansville Courier & Press....September 8, 2000
{CROSSVILLE, Illinois} — Karen S. Davenport-Johnson, 49, died
Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2000, at Cottage Hospital in Galesburg, Ill., of heart
failure. She worked as the administrative assistant at Bridgeway for 20
years. She was a member of the Summit Avenue Baptist Church in Decatur,
Elks, Reach to Recovery, Knox County Humane Society and the Community Behavioral
Health Care Association. She entertained as “Magic Lady” and was a member
of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. Surviving are her husband,
Robert O.; two stepsons, Jim S. Johnson of Peoria and Jon K. Johnson of
Wataga; her father and stepmother, George Hal and Lucille Davenport of
Crossville; three sisters, Leona Cobb of Mayfield, Ky., Shirley Pierce
of Mount Zion and Peggy Davenport of Yakima, Wash.; four stepsisters, Sarah
Burrows, Rose Maulden and Helen Pullens, all of Decatur and Dorothy Burnett
of Tulihine, Okla.; a brother, George W. Davenport of Oreana; a stepbrother,
Bobby Rollinger of Decatur; two stepgrandsons, Tanner and Bryce Johnson;
and nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday in
Little Wabash Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the
Sturm Funeral Home Crossville Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made
to Elks Crippled Children’s Fund or the American Cancer Society.
Evansville Courier & Press....September 09, 2000
{CROSSVILLE, Illinois} — Karen S. Davenport-Johnson, 49, graveside
4 p.m. today in Little Wabash Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m.
today at the Sturm Funeral Home Crossville Chapel.
From The Record....Monday, September 11, 2000 {Stockton,
California} Charles Ray Johnson, 70, of Stockton died Saturday
in a hospital. Mr. Johnson was born in Bastrop, La. He lived in Stockton
for 41 years. Mr. Johnson retired after working for 40 years for B. J.
J. Trucking. He was a truck driver. Mr. Johnson was a member of Teamsters
Local 439. He was married for 35 years. Survivors: wife, Betty Johnson
of Linden; and brothers, Jim Johnson of Prescott, Ariz., and Russell Johnson
of Pollock Pines. Services: private. Committal: private. Mortuary: DeYoung
Memorial Chapel.
The Daily Independent....September 15, 2000 Wilbur
E. Johnson, 75, of Louisa, died Thursday in Three Rivers Medical
Center in Louisa. Mr. Johnson was born Sept. 9, 1925, in Circle Hill, Ohio,
a son of the late Jack and Augusta Belle Evener Johnson. He was retired
from General Motors, a member of United Auto Workers Local 969 and American
Legion and a World War II Army veteran. Surviving are his wife, Ruby V.
Vanhorn Johnson; a son, Max L. Johnson of Louisa; and two sisters, Helen
Keller and Sally McFarland, both of Columbus, Ohio. The funeral will be
held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Wilson Funeral Home in Louisa by the Rev. Paul
Ray Diamond. Burial will be in Yatesville Memorial Gardens in Louisa with
military rites by W.O. Johnson American Legion Post 89 and Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post 6103. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the funeral
home.
Aberdeen American News Published on Thursday, September
14, 2000 {Hoven} -- Mass of Christian burial for Raymond
C. Johnson, 41, of Hoven will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday in St.
Anthony"s Catholic Church in Hoven. The Rev. Joseph D. Short will officiate.
Burial will be in the church cemetery with Miller Funeral Home in Bowdle
in charge of arrangements. A wake service will be at 8 tonight at the church.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. Friday until
the time of the service, all at the church. He died of natural causes Tuesday,
Sept. 12, 2000, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Raymond C. Johnson
was born March 20, 1959, to Irene (Huber) and Abner Johnson in Hoven. When
he was 6, his mother died and he then lived with his aunt and uncle, Floyd
and Ceil Dufloth in Hoven. He attended St. Anthony's Parochial School.
When he was 10, he went to live with his father and stepmother in Gettysburg,
where he also attended school. He attended high school at the South Dakota
School for the Visually Handicapped in Aberdeen, graduating in 1977. Following
his schooling, he was engaged in carpentry work and dairy equipment installation
with his father in Potter County for a few years. He then traveled with
his cousins in a carnival for a number of years. Later he relocated to
Aberdeen, where he was engaged in odd jobs for a few years. In December
1996, he returned to Hoven, where he was employed with the Cass-Clay Dairy
the remainder of his life. He was a member of St. Anthony"s Catholic Church
in Hoven. He was a member of the Eagles Aerie No. 632 in Aberdeen and the
National Rifle Association. He wrestled in high school and was a big sports
fan. He especially enjoyed watching football. He also enjoyed hunting,
target shooting and throwing darts. Survivors include his father and stepmother,
Abner and Mary L. Johnson of Montgomery City, Mo.; one brother, Wendel
D. Johnson of Hoven; two stepbrothers, Greg Maroney of Sante Fe, N.M.,
and George Maroney of Montgomery City; and five stepsisters, Denise Brend
of Milwaukee, Cheryl Hanson of Sioux Falls, Gerrene Maroney of Palm Springs,
Calif., Dixie McGrath of Morgan Hill, Calif., and Sherri Henderson of Mexico,
Mo. He was preceded in death by his mother, one brother in infancy and
one sister in infancy. Casketbearers will be Randy Huber and Scott Huber,
both of Sioux Falls, Wayne Theunissen of Grand Forks (N.D.) Air Force Base
and Dale Bachman, Ernie Hoven and Gordon Huber, all of Hoven.
The Daily Independent September 9, 2000 Jeanette Kiser
Johnson, 81, of Dry Creek, Topmost, died Friday in Hazard Nursing
Home. Mrs. Johnson was born July 30, 1919, in Topmost, a daughter of the
late Alonza and Eveline Cook Kiser. Her husband, Woodrow Johnson, also
preceded her in death. Surviving are three sons, Otis Dathan Johnson of
Halo, and Alexander and Woodrow Johnson Jr., both of Dry Creek; a daughter,
Gloria Gay Overstreet of Wellington, Ohio; a brother, Vernon Kiser of Cambridge,
Ohio; two sisters, Olive Johnson of Halo, and Mildred Sexton of Knoxville,
Tenn.; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be at noon Sunday at Joe Hall Cemetery in Dry
Creek, Topmost, by Old Regular Baptist ministers. Friends may call after
4 p.m. today at Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home in Martin.
The Daily Independent September 10, 2000 Jeanette Kiser
Johnson, of Dry Creek, Topmost. Graveside service at 12 noon
today at Joe Hall Cemetery at Dry Creek, Topmost by Old Regular Baptist
ministers. Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home at Martin is in charge of arrangements.