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ARTHUR E. JOHNSON July 11, 2002 
Bell County KyArchives Obituaries

Middlesboro Daily News

From The Middlesboro Daily News 13 Jul 2002


As posted on the 13 Jul 2002

STONEY FORK - Arthur E. Johnson, 90, passed away in his sleep at home 
Thursday, July 11, 2002. He was born July 24, 1911 in Whitewood, Va., the son 
of the late Richard and Eula Hale Johnson. In addition to his parents, he was 
preceded in death by his stepmother, Myrtle Johnson; sisters, Vivian Chapman, 
Hazel Crockett, Nanny Stacey; brothers, Raymond, Richard, Jr., Andrew, and 
William Johnson. Arthur was employed as a railroad engineer by Griffin Lumber 
Co., Shop Foreman by Ritter Lumber Co., and Millwright by Georgia Pacific. He 
was a master of many skills he also worked repairing large and small 
machinery, saw-filling and carpentry. When asked which job he liked best he 
always answered running the train. Survivors include his wife of 70 years, 
Pearly Lockhart Johnson, Stoney Fork; daughter, Sandra Johnson, Stoney Fork; 
sons, Ronald E. (Betty) Johnson, Powell, Tenn., Thomas W. (Linda) Johnson, 
Lafayette, Ind.; brothers, Joe (Eva) Johnson, Cedar Bluff, Va., Jack 
(Pauline) Johnson, Hurley, Va.; grandchildren, Judy Johnson Smith and husband 
Terry of Heiskell, Tenn., Christopher F. Johnson and wife Paulette of 
Jupiter, Fla.; great grandchildren, Andrea, Ben, and Caleb Smith, Chris, 
Jonathon, Riley Johnson and Kayla Lane; several nieces and nephews, good 
friends, Harve Couch and the loving congregation of Stoney Fork Baptist 
Church. Services will be at 6 p.m. today at the Creech Funeral Home Chapel 
with the Rev. Jim Norman officiating. Interment will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at 
the Green Hills Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. today at Creech 
Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements.

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