Washington County TN Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, Howard E  November 29, 2005
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Elizabethton Star  November 30, 2005
Howard E. "HoJo" Johnson 





    Howard E. "HoJo" Johnson, 82, 145 River Road, Johnson City, died Tuesday, 

November 29, 2005, at the James H. Quillen Veterans Medical Center at Mountain 

Home. 





    Mr. Johnson was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County and a 

son of the late Chris "J.C." and Blanche Phipps Johnson. In addition to his 

parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Lewis Johnson, Raymond 

Johnson and Lynn Johnson. 





    Mr. Johnson was a residential remodeling contractor. He was a U.S. Navy 

veteran, serving in World War II, and a member of the VFW Post # 2108, the 

Loyal Order of the Moose, Rolling Thunder, and the Military Order of the 

Cootie. He was of the Presbyterian faith. 





    Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Madeline Tipton Johnson, of the 

home; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Don Johnson, Johnson City, and Ed and 

Anne Johnson, Elizabethton; three brothers, Robert Johnson, Melbourne, Fla., 

Blaine Johnson and Thomas W. Johnson, both of Atlanta, Ga.; and six sisters, 

Christine Murr, Atlanta, Ga., Elaine Hopson and Mary Ann Hagy, both of 

Baltimore, Md., Dorothy Kay Stout, Wilma Glass and Carolyn Green, all of 

Johnson City. Three grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, two great-

grandchildren, one step-great-grandson and several nieces and nephews also 

survive. 





    The funeral service for Mr. Johnson will be conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday, 

December 1, in the Morris-Baker North Chapel with Rev. Jim Gray and Rev. Bill 

Greer officiating. The graveside service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, 

December 2, at Monte Vista Memorial Park. Everyone will meet at the funeral 

home at 9:30 a.m. to go in procession. Military Honors will be accorded at the 

graveside by the VFW Post # 2166 of Elizabethton and the Tennessee National 

Guard. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. Honorary 

pallbearers will be members of Rolling Thunder and members of the Military 

Order of the Cooties. The family will receive friends in the North Chapel from 

6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, prior to the service. Online condolences may be sent to 

the Johnson family via www.morrisbaker.com. 





    These arrangements are by Morris- Baker Funeral Home and Cremation 

Services, 2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 282-1521. 



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