Mitchell County NcArchives Obituaries.....Johnson, Baxter Davis August 28, 2005 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Julia Kodak Jkodak@aol.com and Mitchell News-Journal September 8, 2005, 8:50 am Mitchel News-Journal 9/7/05 BAXTER DAVIS JOHNSON SPRUCE PINE - Baxter Davis Johnson, 96, of Amethyst Street, died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005. He was the only child of the late Theo and Bertie Pendley Johnson, and husband of the late Juanita Auxier Johnson. He was the owner of Johnson Electric and Supply Company, with branches in Marion, Valdese and Newland. From 1962 to 1981, he was also the owner of Oak Lanes Bowling in Spruce Pine. He had also served on the Board of Mitchell Savings and Loan. He is survived by his only daughter, Jean Gayle Johnson. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Spruce Pine United Methodist Church. Burial followed in Phillips Cemetery. The family received friends from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to Spruce Pine United Methodist Church, 11090 Hwy. 226 South, Spruce Pine, NC 28777; or to Mitchell County Animal Rescue, P.O. Box 308, Spruce Pine, NC 28777. Mitchell News-Journal 9/07/05 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/mitchell/obits/j/johnson34gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb