Obituaries:  Margaret Barton Johnson, Sabine, Natchitoches Parish       J-525
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Feb 14, 1990
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Margaret Barton Johnson

  Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Barton Johnson, 65, of
Pleasant Hill, were held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, February 13, at
Beulah Methodist Church. Rev. Abe Connerly, pastor of Beulah
Methodist Church, officiated the services. Burial followed in the
Beulah Cemetery near Marthaville, under the direction of
Rose-Neath's Mansfield Chapel.

  Mrs. Johnson died Saturday, February 10, at Sabine Medical
Center in Many, following a sudden illness. A native of Belmont,
Mrs. Johnson had spent most of her life in the Marthaville, and
Pleasant Hill area. She was a former fountain manger for F. W.
Woolworth Co. for many years, and most recently, she was a cook
at the N. Sabine Nursing Home in Pleasant Hill. She was a member
of the Beulah Methodist Church.

  She was preceded in death by a son, Robert Herndon Sanders, who
was killed in action in Vietnam.

  Survivors include her husband, William G. Johnson of Pleasant
Hill; one son, Charles E. Sanders of San Clemente, California;
five step daughters, Vickie Arrondoll of Atlanta, Georgia, Cathy
Childs of St. Augustine, Florida, Mollie Smith of El Paso, Texas,
Billie Murry of Blanchard, and Suzette Harris of Leesville; one
sister, Ruthie Salley of Belmont; 15 grandchildren; one great
grandchild; and a host of nieces and nephews.

  Pallbearers were Jack Nelson, Truman Durr, Odis Hilliard, Leroy
Durr, Thomas J. Hardee III, and Hugh Hamilton Hardee.

  Honorary pallbearers were Dr. C. E. Poimboeuf, Cliff Poimboeuf,
and Larry Peacock.