 1928 - 2008 (79 years)
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| Name |
William Franklin Johnson [1, 2] |
| Suffix |
Jr |
| Birth |
30 May 1928 |
Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Also Known As |
Bill |
| other |
Meigs, Thomas, Georgia, USA [1] |
| SSN issued |
Georgia, USA [1] |
| Social Security Number |
255-34-1540 [1] |
| Death |
27 Apr 2008 |
Cotton, Mitchell, Georgia, USA [1, 2] |
- William Franklin (Bill) Johnson Jr.
Services for William Franklin (Bill) Johnson Jr. of Cotton are at 3 p.m., Wednesday, April 30, 2008, in the chapel of Carson McLane Funeral Home. The Rev. Olen Cain will officiate and interment is in Sunset Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Johnson died Sunday, April 27 at his residence. Born on May 30, 1928, in Valdosta, he was a son of the late William F. Sr. and Luana Roberts Johnson.
He was a 1946 graduate of Valdosta High School where he played football for the Valdosta Wildcats under coach Buck Thomas and baseball for the Georgia-Florida League as catcher. He also attended Valdosta State College. He remained a loyal Wildcat supporter and avid sports fan throughout his life. He especially enjoyed watching his grandchildren play sports.
He married Geraldine (Gerry) Westberry on Oct. 14, 1947, and they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a cruise to South America accompanied by their lifelong friends, Belle and Joe Polk and Bobbie and Sonny Stephenson.
He worked in the Valdosta area for 20 years in the plumbing, heating and air conditioning industry before relocating to Charlotte, N.C., where he retired in 1990 from Pipe and Boiler Insulation Company.
He was a member of the Lee Street Baptist Church in Valdosta and attended Harmony Baptist Church in Cotton.
Survivors include his wife, Gerry Johnson of Cotton; his children and their spouses, MSgt. USAF (Ret) William F. (Frank) III and Janet Johnson of Cotton, Carol and Tom Giddens of Marietta, Dr. Steve Johnson of Thomasville; grandchildren and their spouses, Mitzi Johnson Howell and Joey Howell, Andrew and Cassie Johnson, Kevin Johnson, Casey Giddens, Kelly Giddens and Zak Johnson; great-grandchildren, Taylor and Dylan Howell, Dallas and Mike Howell and Shelley, Drew and Daniel Johnson; sisters and brothers-in-law, Arminda Morrison of Valdosta, Betty Greene of Rome,, Nancy and Jack Allen of Valdosta, Jim Brantley of Valdosta; brothers and sisters-in-law, Thomas and Margie Johnson of Valdosta, Robert and Peggy Johnson of Brooks County; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister, Bea Brantley.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m., Wednesday at the funeral home in Valdosta. Memorials may be made to the Harmony Baptist Church, 1067 Ash Rd., Meigs, Ga. 31768. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at mclanefuneralservices.com. Carson McLane Funeral Home
Copyright © 1999-2008 cnhi, inc.
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| Burial |
Sunset Hill Cemetery, Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA [3] |
| Person ID |
I15896 |
tng Genealogy |
| Family |
Geraldine Ollie Westberry, b. 18 Nov 1928, Brunswick, Glynn, Georgia, USA d. 29 Jan 2012, Cotton, Mitchell, Georgia, USA (Age 83 years) |
| Marriage |
14 Oct 1947 |
Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA [2] |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F5729 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Birth - 30 May 1928 - Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA |
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 | other - - Meigs, Thomas, Georgia, USA |
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 | SSN issued - - Georgia, USA |
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| Marriage - 14 Oct 1947 - Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA |
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 | Death - 27 Apr 2008 - Cotton, Mitchell, Georgia, USA |
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| Sources |
- [S344] Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Number: 255-34-1540; Issue State: Georgia; Issue Date: Before 1951.
Record for William F. Johnson
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=82539580&indiv=try
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=82539580&indiv=try
- [S341] Ancestry.com, United States Obituary Collection, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Newspaper: Cordele Dispatch; Publication Date: 29 4 2008; Publication Place: Cordele , GA , Us.
Record for William Franklin (Bill) Johnson Jr.
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=web-obituary&h=18138638&indiv=try
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=web-obituary&h=18138638&indiv=try
- [S122] FindaGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27184278
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27184278.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27184278
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