In Memory of

Edgar

Allen

Johnson

Obituary for Edgar Allen Johnson

Edgar Allen Johnson

March 16, 1945 – September 1, 2019

Services for Edgar Allen Johnson will be held Tuesday, September 3, 2019, 11:00 AM graveside in Pinecrest Cemetery in Tchula, MS.

Mr. Johnson, age 74, died on Sunday, September 1, 2019, at Baptist Hospital in Jackson, MS.

He was born on March 16, 1945, to the late Edgar and Edith Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a master carpenter for over 35 years but continued to work many years after. He was a member of Horseshoe Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his brother, Charles Robert Johnson and his granddaughter, Gwendolyn Grace Johnson.

He is survived by his wife, Linda Johnson, of Tchula, MS; a son, Mike Johnson (Lorrie) of Benton, MS; two granddaughters, Mary Margaret Thomas (Bryan) of Yazoo City, MS and Sara Allyn Johnson of Vaughn, MS; and four step-grandchildren, John Wiebe, Jacob Wiebe, Chloe Sellers, and Sunny Sellers.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 3, 2019, from 9:30AM to 11:00AM at Pinecrest Cemetery in Tchula. Rev. Mike Steen will officiate the services. Pallbearers will be Bryan Thomas, Heath Killebrew, Keath Killebrew, Mitch Leflore and Steve Diffey. Honorary pallbearers will be Dale Young, Ricky Pullen and Billy Roy Baker.

Memorials may be made to Pinecrest Cemetery or St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Southern Funeral Home of Lexington, MS is in charge of arrangements.