Floyd County IA Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, Ben January 15, 1958
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Charles City Press. Thursday, Jan 16, 1958
Charles City Press.   Ben Johnson Heart Victim. Thursday, Jan 16, 1958.   
Charles City, IA..

Ben H. Johnson, 79, a resident of Floyd and a lifelong resident of Floyd 
County, died at 4:15 p.m. yesterday while being admitted to the Cedar Valley 
hospital.

He was in Charles City transacting business and became ill while seated in his 
car.   His son, Merrill, who was with him, rushed him directly to the hospital 
where he died shortly after arriving there.   Death was attributed to a hear 
attack.   He had several slight attacks before his final illness, and had been 
under a physician’s care.

Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Floyd Methodist 
church.   The Rev. E.G. Steinman will officiate.

Mr. Johnson was born Sept 5, 1878, the son of Ed and Julia Gutches Johnson.   
He was married to Anna Lesch, July 3, 1918 at Osage.   Mr. Johnson had lived 
in Floyd the past six years.   Before that he lived three miles northeast of 
Floyd.   The past few years he had been an agent for the DeKalb Seed Corn 
Co.   He was a member of the Floyd Methodist church, the Brotherhood of the 
church and the woodman Lodge.

Surviving are his widow, Anna, and his son, who lives on the home farm near 
Floyd.   There is one grandchild and a brother, Lee Johnson living near Floyd, 
who also survives.

Burial will be in the Oakwood cemetery near Floyd with the Hauser Funerla Home 
in Charge of arrangements.


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