Joe L. Johnson

Joe L. Johnson, 84, of Russellville, AR, died Monday, January 16, 2012 at

Conway Regional Medical Center in Conway, AR. The son of Sam and Ollie Meek Johnson, he was born February 27, 1927 in Scottsville. He was a Millwright with Arkansas Nuclear One for 7 years. He was the President of local 1836 carpenters union and at 60 years of membership was the oldest member of that union. He was a member of the Freewill Baptist faith and was a Deacon and Sunday school teacher. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and was an avid nature lover who could always tell you about where you were in the woods. Joe was also a wood carver, a gardener of both flowers and food, and a master carpenter who built over fifty homes in the Russellville area. He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife Winifred West Johnson; his sister Sue Light; three brothers Lelan, Stanford, and Chester Johnson; his step-daughter Judi Ferguson; his second wife LaWanda Love Johnson; and his daughter Anna Boswell Rodriguez;.

Left to cherish his memory is his daughter Patti Hart and husband Ralph of Tecumseh, Ok, a son James Johnson and wife Patricia of Hampstead, NC, a daughter Ina Clayton and husband Wesley of Dover, a son Boyce Johnson and wife Susan of Russellville, a daughter Nita Brashear and husband Mark of Pottsville, and a step-son Dale Johnston and wife Ana of Mississippi.

Funeral will be at 2:00PM, Friday, January 20, 2012 at Humphrey Chapel.

Reverend Danny Hester will officiate. Burial will be at Langford Cemetery in Scottsville, AR by Humphrey Funeral Service. Full military honors will be provided by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2283. Visitation will be from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, on Thursday, at the funeral home. Internet obituary and on-line guest book are available at www.humphreyfuneral.com.

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