William Archie Johnson

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Mr. William Archie Johnson, 89, of Osceola, died of heart failure Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011, at the Manila Nursing Home. Born Jan. 12, 1922, in Guntown, he was retired from the army, had been a factory worker, and was a Pentecostal.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William Richmond Johnson and Eddie Mae Johnson; his wife, Edna Johnson; one son, William Johnson Jr.; four sisters, Willie Bell Church, Mary Jane Hood, Rodie Kennemore and Nettie Lovel; and two brothers, Elvis Johnson and R.V. Johnson.

Mr. Johnson leaves one daughter, Geraldine Hicks of Orick;

Two sons, Harold Johnson of Manila and Johnnie Johnson of Osceola;

One sister, Opal Cole of Manila;

One brother, Robert Bolton Johnson of Manila; and

Seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

The family will receive visitors from 6-8 p.m. today at the Wilson Funeral Home in Osceola. Funeral services, officiated by the Rev. Jerry Johnson, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the graveside in Manila Cemetery.