Young County, TX -- Obituaries - James E. 'Jim' Johnson


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Graham Leader - Tuesday, December 28, 2004

Former Olney resident James E. "Jim" Johnson, 79, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 2004,
in Wichita Falls. Funeral services were held Monday, Dec. 27, at Lunn Funeral
Home Chapel with Scotte Clark officiating. Burial followed at Jean Cemetery.

Mr. Johnson was born May 19, 1925, to the late James Ethan and Esther (Wall)
Johnson. He married Dorothy Lamons Sept. 5, 1947, in Olney. He served in the
U.S. Army during World War II in the Pacific Theater Campaign and was part of
the last wave into Japan. He worked for Calvin Gas Company in Olney from 1946
until his retirement in 1990. He was a member of First Baptist Church and was
Past Master of Olney Masonic Lodge No. 790 AF&AM.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Dorothy Johnson, June 19,
1999, and a sister, LaRue Hyatt, March 9, 2004.

Survivors include two daughters, Marcella Alexander and husband Neil and Billie
Jane Connors and husband Kevin, all of Wichita Falls; a sister, Geraldine
Dalrymple of Olney; five grandchildren, Rhonda, Pat, Tristan, Tammy and Ben;
seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.