Opal Johnson's obituary , Passed away on April 9, 2019 in Murphysboro, Illinois

Opal Johnson

November 26, 1927 - April 9, 2019 (91 years old)

Murphysboro, Illinois

Opal Johnson's obituary , Passed away on April 9, 2019 in Murphysboro, Illinois

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Pettett Funeral Home

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Opal Johnson

November 26, 1927 - April 9, 2019 (91 years old)

Murphysboro, Illinois

Opal Johnson Obituary

We are sad to announce that on April 9, 2019 we had to say goodbye to Opal Johnson (Murphysboro, Illinois), born in Sand Ridge, Illinois. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Lafayette Gill and Muriel Gill (Clark); her son Chester Johnson; her grandsons, Christopher and Joseph Johnson; and her siblings, Leonard Clark, Glen Gill, Harold Gill, William Gill, Leon "Bud" Gill, Mildred Asbury, Jenny Carter, Mary Johnson, Rosie Camden and Eileen Moake.

She is survived by: her husband Joseph Johnson; her children, Joe Johnson (Marla) of Chester, Ron F. Johnson (Donna) of Murphysboro, Dan Johnson (Debbie) of Percy, Phyllis Maloney (Pat) of Peoria and Rita Followell (Gary) of Saginaw, TX; her daughter-in-law Rosalind Johnson of Carterville; her grandchildren, Steve, David, Shawn, Jeremy Johnson, Danielle Blythe, Jennifer Johnson, Joshua, Joey Johnson, Megan Hull, Ashley Dunn, Eric, Brian Maloney, Jacob Followell, Derrick and Brandon Johnson; her sister Ethel Davis of Tulsa, OK; and her sister-in-law Barbara Gill of Tulsa, OK.. She is also survived by twenty-one great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the Church of the Nazarene or to Worthen Cemetery.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Pettett Funeral Home



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