87 year old James Austin Johnson of Smithville died Friday at his residence. He was retired from the Chrysler-Dodge Auto Company in Detroit, Michigan. He was a Mason. He served in the Navy during World War II, and he was a member of the Smithville First Baptist Church. The funeral will be Sunday at 3:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Mark Bass will officiate and burial will be in DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Saturday from 2-8 p.m. and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until the service at 3:00 p.m. A Masonic service will be held on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. at Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Johnson was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Pearly Bratcher Johnson; four brothers, Lloyd, Repsey, Raston, and Haskel Johnson; seven sisters, Ora Lawson, Ruby Wright, Mandy Wright, Addis Johnson, Perlene Colwell, Claudia Johnson, and Billie Johnson. Survivors include his wife, Georgia Fuson Johnson of Smithville. Two sisters, June and husband Deter Keller of Florida and Margarie Stephens of Texas. Special niece and nephew, Sue and Wayne Blair of Smithville. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
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