This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#267098) Kenneth F. Johnson 1911-1992 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=267098> AUTHOR: Daniel R Davis, DATE: 2/20/2010 at 12:00:51 Surnames: JOHNSON,DIXON,KING,PETERSON,RYAN,MELLINGER,VENARD Source: Unnamed and undated newspaper clipping. Kenneth F. Johnson, 80, of Stonghurst, Ill., died at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1992, at Burlington Medical Center. Born Nov. 1, 1911, in Galesburg, Ill., he was the son of Norman and Opal King Johnson. He married Eva Dixon May 9, 1932, in Aledo, Ill. He served in the Army Air Corps from 1928 to 1935. He was a truck driver for the Teamsters Union and drove for Benner Co., Allied Trucking Co., and Dorhn Trucking Co. in Burlington for many years. He served as business agent for the A.F.L.-C.I.O. in Burlington for eight years. He was a member and deacon of the Stronghurst Christian Church. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Lorraine Peterson and Madge Ryan, both of Stronghurst; one sister, Marjorie Mellinger of Yuma, Ariz.; one brother, Robert Johnson of West Covina, Calif.; one half-brother, Harry Venard of Zephyr Hills, Fla.; one stepbrother, Bernand Venard of Burlington; 14 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his stepfather, a brother, and three half-brothers. Friends may call after noon on Friday and until 10 a.m. Satuday at Banks & Beals Funeral Home in Stronghurst. The funeral for Mr. Johnson will be 10 a.m. Satuday at Banks & Beals Funeral Home with Charles Coonce officiating. Burial will be in the Stonghurst Cemetery. Memorials have been established for the Lamoine Christian Nursing Home in Roseville, Ill., and the Stronghurst Christian Church.