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Donald "Don" Eugene Johnson Sr.

December 4, 1934 — July 13, 2020

Donald “Don” Eugene Johnson Sr., 85, of Carbon Hill, passed away Monday, July 13, 2020, at the Pickering House in Lancaster.  He was born December 4, 1934, in Hocking County, Ohio, son of the late Carl W. and Alma G. Stephenson Johnson.  Don was married for 52 years to the late Lois Blackford Johnson.

He was a retired truck driver for Ohio Oil Gathering Company and was a former member of the Logan Eagles and VFW in Nelsonville.

Don is survived by his daughters, Betty (Jeff) Traugh of Carbon Hill, Sheryl (David) Gretz of Logan and Cissy (Michael Ludwig Sr.) Johnson of Newark; ten grandchildren; twenty-five great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; brother, Roger (Ellen) Johnson of New Marshfield; daughter-in-law, Renee Johnson of Texas; sisters-in-law, Leora Johnson Logan, Linda (Jim) Sickles of Albany, Debbie Johnson of Nelsonville and Hope Johnson of Logan; brothers-in-law, Bob (June) Blackford of Lancaster and Buddy (Theresa) Blackford of Gypsum and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by his son, Donald Johnson Jr.; daughter, Carolyn (Henry) Martin; grandson, Dakota Eisel Eugene Albright; great grandson, Bryant Lee Good; brothers, Lonice (Dorothy) Johnson, Woodruff Johnson, Harold (Wavelene) Johnson, Roy Johnson and Robert “Ed” Johnson and a sister, Arvella Lehman.

Funeral services will be held 1 p.m., Wednesday, July 15, 2020, in the Souers-Cardaras Funeral Home, 46 Fayette St., Nelsonville, with Pastor Kermit Welty officiating.  Interment will be in Greenlawn Memory Gardens, Nelsonville.  Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday, from 11 a.m. until the time of the service.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made in memory of Donald Eugene Johnson Sr., to FairHope Hospice, 282 Sells Rd., Lancaster, Ohio 43130.

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Service Schedule

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Visitation

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

11:00am - 1:00 pm (Eastern time)

Souers-Cardaras Funeral Home

46 Fayette Street, Nelsonville, OH 45764

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Funeral Service

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Starts at 1:00 pm (Eastern time)

Souers-Cardaras Funeral Home

46 Fayette Street, Nelsonville, OH 45764

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Burial

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Greenlawn Memory Gardens

15550 Twp-36, Nelsonville, OH 45764

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