Obituary of Leonard Johnson
~~Leonard Johnson, age 89, of Pikeville, TN passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at Erlanger Medical Center. He attended the West End Church of God and was a veteran of the Korean War, where he received a Bronze Star.
He was preceded in death by his parents Gibb and Mary Johnson; four sisters, Ethel M. Perry, Anna L. Lisure, Edith Moody and Jessie Akin; seven brothers, Hershel, Dutch, Willis, Bud and Winford Johnson, Elijah Songer and L.V. Richardson.
He is survived by three sons, Phillip (Marianne) Johnson, Middlesboro, KY; Rick Johnson, Pikeville, TN and Glen (Sheryl) Johnson, Eunice, LA; 16 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Ruby Hulsebos and Ellen Wooden, both of Pikeville; sister-in-law, Ellen M. Johnson, McMinnville, TN; several nieces and nephews; and mother of his children, Maxine K. Johnson.
Funeral services will be Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Danny Lee officiating. The burial will be in Rainy-Dill Cemetery. Online condolences can be made at www.reedfamilyfh.com. The arrangements are by Putnam-Reed Funeral Home, Pikeville, TN. Family will receive friends Saturday 4-8 p.m. CDT and Sunday from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m..
In Loving Memory
Leonard Johnson
1928 - 2017
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