James B. Johnson
1911-1957
Gleason, Tennessee: Funeral services for James B. (J B) Johnson, assistant
cashier of the Bank of Gleason, were held Thursday March 28 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist
Church in Gleason with Bro.
Hilliard Goode and Bro. E. Farris officiating. Burial was in
Hopewell Cemetery. Maddox and Co. directed the arrangements. Mr. Johnson died
at 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, in the presence of family and friends, at his home in Gleason,
from an illness of four months. He underwent surgery in a Memphis hospital
before Christmas.
He was a valued employee of the Bank of Gleason, a
member of the Gleason First Baptist Church and Gleason Masonic Lodge, and a
veteran of World War II. At the
time of his death he was Commander of the Gleason American Legion post.
Mr. Johnson was
preceded in death by his father, Harmon C. Johnson of Gleason. He leaves
his wife, Mrs. Sally Ossmer Johnson; three sons, James Harmon (Jimmy) Johnson
age 13, John David Johnson age 7,
and Gary Thomas Johnson age 6; his mother, Mrs. Irene Stallcup Johnson of Gleason;
two brothers, John Lee Johnson of Gleason and Henry Bryant Johnson of Chicago,
Illinois.
Pallbearers were J. D. Dillion, Joe
B. Rives, G. W. Gibbs, Jr., J. E. Bell, Bob Owen, and William Parks.
"A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
Loving favor
rather than silver and gold. " Proverbs 22:1-1
A LOVE STORY:
As my dad was growing up his
mother (Irene Stallcup Johnson) often joked that no woman on earth was good enough for
her son - hence my mother and dad's wedding ceremony, conducted several thousand
feet above the earth, in a chartered plane flying over Bay City, Michigan. The
above picture was taken just outside the plane after the wedding. The newspaper
wedding announcement was titled "J. B. Johnson Marries an Angel".
Click on the following link for
a great song about remembering our dads:
Sally
(Johnson) Remus
1924-2004 Niles, Michigan: Funeral services for Sarah A. "Sally" (Johnson) Remus, 79,
of Regent Street in Niles, were held Friday, April 2, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist
Church in Niles with the Rev. John W. Schindler of the church and Rev. John R.
Tolly of Niles officiating. Burial was in the Silverbrook Cemetery. Mrs. Remus
died on Wednesday March 31, at 6:45 a.m. at Riveridge Manor Nursing Home. She
was born on July 26, 1924 in Lenawee County, Michigan. In 1940, in an airplane
over Bay County, Michigan she was married to James B. Johnson of Gleason, Tennessee
who died on March 26, 1957. She was a resident of Gleason, Tennessee from 1942
until 1957 and was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Gleason chapter
of the Order of the Eastern Star. In December of 1963, in Niles, she was married
to Harold Remus, who survives. Mrs. Remus was employed at the medical offices of
Dr. Scott Moore and had been a real estate agent in Niles for many years. She
was a member of First Baptist Church and a volunteer at Pawating Hospital
Auxiliary. She was a member of the Southwestern Association of Realtors.
Survivors include her husband, Harold; two sons, James H. Johnson, Ph.D., of
Gainesville, Florida and Gary T. Johnson, Ph.D. of Richmond Virginia; two
step-children, Gary Remus of Berrien Springs and Linda Wilson of Niles; two
grandchildren Trey and Jamie Johnson; nine step-grandchildren, Kim, Jonathon,
Matt, Steve, Josh, Chris, Jeremy, Nate and Taylor; a brother, William T. Ossmer
of Daytona Beach, Florida; three sisters, Nancy Anton, Barbara Taylor and
Margaret Gillette, all of Niles. She was preceded in death by her first husband,
J.B. Johnson; a son, John David Johnson, Ph.D., in January of 2000; two brothers,
Daniel and David Ossmer. Funeral arrangements were handled by Halbritter Funeral
Home.
Hilliard Goode and Bro. E. Farris officiating. Burial was in
Hopewell Cemetery. Maddox and Co. directed the arrangements. Mr. Johnson died
at 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, in the presence of family and friends, at his home in Gleason,
from an illness of four months. He underwent surgery in a Memphis hospital
before Christmas.
Niles, Michigan: Funeral services for Sarah A. "Sally" (Johnson) Remus, 79,
of Regent Street in Niles, were held Friday, April 2, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist
Church in Niles with the Rev. John W. Schindler of the church and Rev. John R.
Tolly of Niles officiating. Burial was in the Silverbrook Cemetery. Mrs. Remus
died on Wednesday March 31, at 6:45 a.m. at Riveridge Manor Nursing Home. She
was born on July 26, 1924 in Lenawee County, Michigan. In 1940, in an airplane
over Bay County, Michigan she was married to James B. Johnson of Gleason, Tennessee
who died on March 26, 1957. She was a resident of Gleason, Tennessee from 1942
until 1957 and was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Gleason chapter
of the Order of the Eastern Star. In December of 1963, in Niles, she was married
to Harold Remus, who survives. Mrs. Remus was employed at the medical offices of
Dr. Scott Moore and had been a real estate agent in Niles for many years. She
was a member of First Baptist Church and a volunteer at Pawating Hospital
Auxiliary. She was a member of the Southwestern Association of Realtors.
Survivors include her husband, Harold; two sons, James H. Johnson, Ph.D., of
Gainesville, Florida and Gary T. Johnson, Ph.D. of Richmond Virginia; two
step-children, Gary Remus of Berrien Springs and Linda Wilson of Niles; two
grandchildren Trey and Jamie Johnson; nine step-grandchildren, Kim, Jonathon,
Matt, Steve, Josh, Chris, Jeremy, Nate and Taylor; a brother, William T. Ossmer
of Daytona Beach, Florida; three sisters, Nancy Anton, Barbara Taylor and
Margaret Gillette, all of Niles. She was preceded in death by her first husband,
J.B. Johnson; a son, John David Johnson, Ph.D., in January of 2000; two brothers,
Daniel and David Ossmer. Funeral arrangements were handled by Halbritter Funeral
Home.
