Dougherty County, Georgia - Henry W. Johnson 1940

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Albany Herald on Fri. Sept 6, 1940 died Thurs Sept 5, 1940


"Auto Accident Injuries Fatal to H. W. Johnson"

"Prominent Dougherty Countian Dies in Blakely Hospital"

Mr. Henry W. Johnson, 76-year old prominent East Doughtery county farmer, died in the Holland
Hospital in Blakely early this morning from injuries received in an automobile accident about
four miles east of Blakely yesterday morning.
Mr. Johnson was a member of the Acree Baptist church and was a member of the Doughtery County
commission 25 years. He was born and reared in East Dougherty and farmed there all his life.
He had numerous friends throughout Southwest Georgia who were shocked and grieved to learn of
his death.
Mr. Johnson is survived by three sons, Messrs, R. E. Johnson of Albany, Walker Johnson also  of
Albany and James Johnson of Miami, Fla.; six daughters, Mrs. E. E. Lee of Albany, Mrs. E. W.
Padison of Mt. Airy, N.C., Mrs. Emory Butler of Camilla, Mrs. R. L. Grace of Albany, Miss Jewel
Johnson of Albany and Mrs. Hugh McClure of Mobile Ala.; eleven grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock at Dr. R. L. Grace's residence on the 
Dawson Road. The service will be conducted by Dr. W. Raleigh White, pastor of the First Baptist
church, assisted by the Rev. J. ed Fain, pastor of the First Methodist church and Dr. L. G.
Henderson, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. Interment will follow in Oakview Cemetery.
The following pall bearers are requested to meet at the Ivey Funeral Home tomorrow afternoon
at 3:15 o'clock.
Active: Messrs, W. C. Holman, J. W. Bush, J. P. Champion, Dr. C. R. Hodges, Dr. I. W. Irvin and
Dr. D. C. Forehand.
Honorary: Messrs. J. M. Tomlinson, George Mock, Mallory Lippitt, O. F. Tarver, Cull Campbell,
R. H. Warren, Jr., R. H. Warren, Sr., H. E. Davis, Leonard Farkas, H. D. Bell, F. F. Middleton,
Y. G. Hilsman, John Lowe, S. R. deJarnette, Jerome Brown, J. T. Haley, E. R. West, T. M. Wilder,
Byrd Odom, Maurice Tift, Paul Jones, Roy Barnes, Clayton Jones, P. J. Brown, Gus Muse, Howard
Clark, W. W. Gunnells, Dr. J. C. Keaton.