CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - James S. Johnson, Jr., 14 Jul 2000
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James S. Johnson, Jr.


  James S. "Black" Johnson, Jr., 80, 197 Simerly Creek Road, Hampton, 
died Friday, July 14, 2000, at Life Care Center of Elizabethton following 
an extended illness. 
  A native of Carter County, he was the son of the late James S. and 
Bertha Heaton Johnson, Sr. 
  He was a lifelong member of Roan Mountain United Methodist Church. Mr. 
Johnson was the retired owner and operator of Johnson Electric Company. He 
was a 50-year member of Roan Mountain Masonic Lodge 566 F & AM. Mr. Johnson 
was a U.S. Navy World War II veteran. 
  Survivors include his wife, Crystal Whitehead Johnson, of the home; a 
daughter and son-in-law, Lucy Nell and George Sells, Johnson City; two sons 
and daughters-in-law, Lynn and Janie Johnson, Elizabethton; and Pat and 
Maggie Johnson, Oldsmar, Fla.; one sister, Evelyn Gray, Roan Mountain; 
four grandchildren: Cindy Mongle, Big Stone Gap, Va.; Kathy Wirth, Atlanta, 
Ga.; James Johnson, Mooresville, N.C.; and Stuart Johnson, Concord, N.C.; 
four great-grandchildren: Carrie Stuart Mongle, Big Stone Gap, Va.; Mimi 
Wirth, Atlanta, Ga.; Anna Johnson, Mooresville, N.C.; and Andrew Johnson, 
Mooresville, N.C. 
  Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, 423-772-3928, is in charge 
of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick 


  JOHNSON -- Funeral services for James S. "Black Johnson, Jr., 80, 197 
Simerly Creek Road, Hampton, who died Friday, July 14, 2000, will be 
conducted at 3 p.m. Monday, July 17, 2000, at Tetrick Funeral Home, 
Rhododendron Chapel, Roan Mountain, with the Rev. Stephen Morrison 
officiating. Music will be under the direction of Charlotte Smith. 
Interment will follow at Johnson Roan View Cemetery with Masonic graveside 
services accorded by Roan Mountain Masonic Lodge 566 F & AM. Active 
pallbearers will be James Johnson, Stuart Johnson, Lewis Whitehead, Ed 
Whitehead, Greg Whitehead, and Sam Mongle. Honorary pallbearers will be 
George Sells, Orville Greer, Burl Gray, Fred Hopson, Jack Ellis, friends 
and neighbors. The family will receive friends from 1:30-3 p.m. Monday, 
July 17, 2000, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, or at the 
residence, 197 Simerly Creek Road, Hampton, at any time. For those who 
prefer, memorial donations in lieu of flowers may be sent to the 
Alzheimer's Association, Northeast Tennessee Chapter, 207 North Boone 
Street, Suite 1050, Johnson City, TN 37604. Tetrick Funeral Home, 
Rhododendron Chapel, 423-772-3928, is in charge of arrangements. 
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick