David Earl Johnson, 93, of Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, passed away at his home on February 19, 2025. He was born in Waterford on August 4, 1931, to Richard Conway Johnson and Eva Moore Johnson. Mr Johnson was a machinist with Quebecor World for thirty nine years, and a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Horn Lake. He was a United States Army Reservist and a United States Navy Veteran.
Mr Johnson is survived by his wife, Betty Jo Smith Johnson, of Lake Cormorant, a son, Richard Johnson (Carole) of Lake Cormorant, and two daughters, Joyce Sandlin (Paul) of Walls, Mississippi, and Lisa Cooper (Mark), also of Lake Cormorant. He also leaves six grandchildren, Cristina Payton (Chad), April Hamm (Matt), Jon Sandlin (Kimberley), Jason Cooper (Dena), Steven Cooper (Kristin) and Whitney Woods (Travis), and nineteen great grandchildren. Mr Johnson was preceded in death by a brother, Curtis Johnson, and a sister, Kathryn Bullock.
Services for Mr Johnson will be held on Sunday, February 23, 2025, at 2:00 pm, at Spring Hill Baptist Church in Waterford, Mississippi. A visitation for family and friends will begin at 1:00 pm and continue until service time. Burial will be in Spring Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. |