Morehouse County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, James Lester May 18, 2004 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Gina Brown ciscogirl30@yahoo.com March 3, 2008, 6:35 pm Bastrop Daily Enterprise - May 19,, 2004 Funeral services for James Lester Johnson, 72, of Bastrop are scheduled for 11 a.m. May 20,2004 at the Faith Baptist Church with the Revs. Paul Carter and Kyle Bryan officiating. Bural will be in Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Golden Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 3 p.m. until 9 p.m. May 19 at Golden Funeral Home. Johnson died May 18, 2004 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Monroe. He was a deacon at Faith Baptist Church, a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War, a member of the National Rifle Association, American Legion, VFW and Woodmen of the World. He retired after 25 years as an agent for Central American Life Insurance Company. Johnson is survived by his wife, Ruth Fairchild Johnson; daughter, Karen Johnson Hayes and husband James R. of Goodwill; two sons, Michael Lester Johnson and wife Lori Ann of Bastrop and James Todd Johnson and wife Sherri B. of Bastrop; sister, Margaret Johnson Norsworthy and husband Max of Bastrop; two brothers, Howard Johnson and wife Pat of Collinston and Bob Johnson and wife Dora of Bastrop; nine grandchildren, Josh Johnson, Cole Johnson, Sarah Beth Barlow, Melanie Hayes Lane and husband Kyle, Jennilee Hayes, Jonathan Hayes, Carly Hayes, Jake Johnson and Abbey Johnson. Palbearers will be Donny Tillman, Jerry Daugherty, Sammy Eldridge, Johnny Legg, Todd Wooden and George Delamar. Memorial contributions may be made to the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/morehouse/obits/j/johnson54nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/lafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb