Merle L. Johnson, 92, of Aledo, died Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, at his home.
Funeral services are at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the Trinity Presbyterian Church in Aledo. Burial is at Aledo Cemetery. Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Fippinger Funeral Home in Aledo, where memorials may be left to Gideon's International or Trinity Presbyterian Church. Online condolences can be made at fippingerfuneralhome.com.
He was born Aug. 5, 1921, in Duncan Township, Mercer County, a son of Martin and Minnie Gustafson Johnson. He graduated from Aledo High School. On Dec. 2, 1951, Merle and Bette A. Green were united in marriage in Seaton.
Merle farmed southwest of Aledo all his life. He was Mercer Township assessor for eight years, and was a self-employed appraiser for many years.
He was a member of the Gideon's International, Trinity Presbyterian Church and former director of the Mercer County Farm Bureau. He was a Pathway Hospice Volunteer for many years and was chaplain for the Mercer County Jail.
Merle enjoyed reading and Bible study.
Survivors include his wife, Bette; two daughters, Rose Ann (Daryl) Bodeen and Lori Johnson, both of Aledo; a son, Ted (Kari) Johnson, Kansas City, Mo.; two granddaughters, Sarah (Sean) Lusher, Sante Fe, N.M., and Lauren Johnson, Kansas City; three sisters, Marina Swenson, Chicago, Anita Johnson, Durham, N.C., and Ina Aplington, Peoria, Ill.; a brother, Maurice Johnson, Wichita, Kan.; and several nieces and nephews.
His parents; an infant son, Robert Merle; two brothers, Donald and Rollin; and a sister, Arlene, preceded him in death.
Funeral services are at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the Trinity Presbyterian Church in Aledo. Burial is at Aledo Cemetery. Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Fippinger Funeral Home in Aledo, where memorials may be left to Gideon's International or Trinity Presbyterian Church. Online condolences can be made at fippingerfuneralhome.com.
He was born Aug. 5, 1921, in Duncan Township, Mercer County, a son of Martin and Minnie Gustafson Johnson. He graduated from Aledo High School. On Dec. 2, 1951, Merle and Bette A. Green were united in marriage in Seaton.
Merle farmed southwest of Aledo all his life. He was Mercer Township assessor for eight years, and was a self-employed appraiser for many years.
He was a member of the Gideon's International, Trinity Presbyterian Church and former director of the Mercer County Farm Bureau. He was a Pathway Hospice Volunteer for many years and was chaplain for the Mercer County Jail.
Merle enjoyed reading and Bible study.
Survivors include his wife, Bette; two daughters, Rose Ann (Daryl) Bodeen and Lori Johnson, both of Aledo; a son, Ted (Kari) Johnson, Kansas City, Mo.; two granddaughters, Sarah (Sean) Lusher, Sante Fe, N.M., and Lauren Johnson, Kansas City; three sisters, Marina Swenson, Chicago, Anita Johnson, Durham, N.C., and Ina Aplington, Peoria, Ill.; a brother, Maurice Johnson, Wichita, Kan.; and several nieces and nephews.
His parents; an infant son, Robert Merle; two brothers, Donald and Rollin; and a sister, Arlene, preceded him in death.
Merle L. Johnson, 92, of Aledo, died Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, at his home.
Funeral services are at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the Trinity Presbyterian Church in Aledo. Burial is at Aledo Cemetery. Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Fippinger Funeral Home in Aledo, where memorials may be left to Gideon's International or Trinity Presbyterian Church. Online condolences can be made at fippingerfuneralhome.com.
He was born Aug. 5, 1921, in Duncan Township, Mercer County, a son of Martin and Minnie Gustafson Johnson. He graduated from Aledo High School. On Dec. 2, 1951, Merle and Bette A. Green were united in marriage in Seaton.
Merle farmed southwest of Aledo all his life. He was Mercer Township assessor for eight years, and was a self-employed appraiser for many years.
He was a member of the Gideon's International, Trinity Presbyterian Church and former director of the Mercer County Farm Bureau. He was a Pathway Hospice Volunteer for many years and was chaplain for the Mercer County Jail.
Merle enjoyed reading and Bible study.
Survivors include his wife, Bette; two daughters, Rose Ann (Daryl) Bodeen and Lori Johnson, both of Aledo; a son, Ted (Kari) Johnson, Kansas City, Mo.; two granddaughters, Sarah (Sean) Lusher, Sante Fe, N.M., and Lauren Johnson, Kansas City; three sisters, Marina Swenson, Chicago, Anita Johnson, Durham, N.C., and Ina Aplington, Peoria, Ill.; a brother, Maurice Johnson, Wichita, Kan.; and several nieces and nephews.
His parents; an infant son, Robert Merle; two brothers, Donald and Rollin; and a sister, Arlene, preceded him in death.
Funeral services are at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the Trinity Presbyterian Church in Aledo. Burial is at Aledo Cemetery. Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Fippinger Funeral Home in Aledo, where memorials may be left to Gideon's International or Trinity Presbyterian Church. Online condolences can be made at fippingerfuneralhome.com.
He was born Aug. 5, 1921, in Duncan Township, Mercer County, a son of Martin and Minnie Gustafson Johnson. He graduated from Aledo High School. On Dec. 2, 1951, Merle and Bette A. Green were united in marriage in Seaton.
Merle farmed southwest of Aledo all his life. He was Mercer Township assessor for eight years, and was a self-employed appraiser for many years.
He was a member of the Gideon's International, Trinity Presbyterian Church and former director of the Mercer County Farm Bureau. He was a Pathway Hospice Volunteer for many years and was chaplain for the Mercer County Jail.
Merle enjoyed reading and Bible study.
Survivors include his wife, Bette; two daughters, Rose Ann (Daryl) Bodeen and Lori Johnson, both of Aledo; a son, Ted (Kari) Johnson, Kansas City, Mo.; two granddaughters, Sarah (Sean) Lusher, Sante Fe, N.M., and Lauren Johnson, Kansas City; three sisters, Marina Swenson, Chicago, Anita Johnson, Durham, N.C., and Ina Aplington, Peoria, Ill.; a brother, Maurice Johnson, Wichita, Kan.; and several nieces and nephews.
His parents; an infant son, Robert Merle; two brothers, Donald and Rollin; and a sister, Arlene, preceded him in death.
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