Former Vancouver resident Thomas H. "Harvey" Johnson, 81, died in Longview on Monday, Aug. 3, 1998. He lived in Vancouver from 1942 to 1986.
Mr. Johnson, a truck driver for Arrow Transfer Co. from 1951 to 1979, received an award for driving 1 million miles without an accident.
Born Dec. 17, 1916, in Blue Springs, Ark., he was a welder in the Vancouver shipyards during World War II.
Mr. Johnson liked hunting, fishing and golfing.
Survivors include his wife, Betty, at home; one daughter, Lavern Pickett of Vancouver; one stepdaughter, Gloria Meadows of Kennewick; one son, Gerald of Troutdale, Ore.; one stepson, Lonnie Meadows Jr. of Richland; three brothers, Curtis of Redmond, Ore., Robert of Crescent City, Calif., and Clifton of Salyer, Calif.; five sisters, Nellie Simmons of Banks, Ark., Eula Mae Richie of Canadian, Okla., Charlene Pierrat of Caddo, Okla., Gladys Avedian of Traverse City, Mich., and Hester Johnson of Idabel, Okla.; six grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren.
A service will begin at 3 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, with burial in Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The casket will be open until 9 tonight at the funeral chapel. Columbian, Wednesday, August 5, 1998
Parents: Thad A. Johnson and Willie P. Forrester. Married Mozell Thornton about 1937; married Betty Carpenter in 1986.
Mr. Johnson, a truck driver for Arrow Transfer Co. from 1951 to 1979, received an award for driving 1 million miles without an accident.
Born Dec. 17, 1916, in Blue Springs, Ark., he was a welder in the Vancouver shipyards during World War II.
Mr. Johnson liked hunting, fishing and golfing.
Survivors include his wife, Betty, at home; one daughter, Lavern Pickett of Vancouver; one stepdaughter, Gloria Meadows of Kennewick; one son, Gerald of Troutdale, Ore.; one stepson, Lonnie Meadows Jr. of Richland; three brothers, Curtis of Redmond, Ore., Robert of Crescent City, Calif., and Clifton of Salyer, Calif.; five sisters, Nellie Simmons of Banks, Ark., Eula Mae Richie of Canadian, Okla., Charlene Pierrat of Caddo, Okla., Gladys Avedian of Traverse City, Mich., and Hester Johnson of Idabel, Okla.; six grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren.
A service will begin at 3 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, with burial in Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The casket will be open until 9 tonight at the funeral chapel. Columbian, Wednesday, August 5, 1998
Parents: Thad A. Johnson and Willie P. Forrester. Married Mozell Thornton about 1937; married Betty Carpenter in 1986.
Former Vancouver resident Thomas H. "Harvey" Johnson, 81, died in Longview on Monday, Aug. 3, 1998. He lived in Vancouver from 1942 to 1986.
Mr. Johnson, a truck driver for Arrow Transfer Co. from 1951 to 1979, received an award for driving 1 million miles without an accident.
Born Dec. 17, 1916, in Blue Springs, Ark., he was a welder in the Vancouver shipyards during World War II.
Mr. Johnson liked hunting, fishing and golfing.
Survivors include his wife, Betty, at home; one daughter, Lavern Pickett of Vancouver; one stepdaughter, Gloria Meadows of Kennewick; one son, Gerald of Troutdale, Ore.; one stepson, Lonnie Meadows Jr. of Richland; three brothers, Curtis of Redmond, Ore., Robert of Crescent City, Calif., and Clifton of Salyer, Calif.; five sisters, Nellie Simmons of Banks, Ark., Eula Mae Richie of Canadian, Okla., Charlene Pierrat of Caddo, Okla., Gladys Avedian of Traverse City, Mich., and Hester Johnson of Idabel, Okla.; six grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren.
A service will begin at 3 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, with burial in Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The casket will be open until 9 tonight at the funeral chapel. Columbian, Wednesday, August 5, 1998
Parents: Thad A. Johnson and Willie P. Forrester. Married Mozell Thornton about 1937; married Betty Carpenter in 1986.
Mr. Johnson, a truck driver for Arrow Transfer Co. from 1951 to 1979, received an award for driving 1 million miles without an accident.
Born Dec. 17, 1916, in Blue Springs, Ark., he was a welder in the Vancouver shipyards during World War II.
Mr. Johnson liked hunting, fishing and golfing.
Survivors include his wife, Betty, at home; one daughter, Lavern Pickett of Vancouver; one stepdaughter, Gloria Meadows of Kennewick; one son, Gerald of Troutdale, Ore.; one stepson, Lonnie Meadows Jr. of Richland; three brothers, Curtis of Redmond, Ore., Robert of Crescent City, Calif., and Clifton of Salyer, Calif.; five sisters, Nellie Simmons of Banks, Ark., Eula Mae Richie of Canadian, Okla., Charlene Pierrat of Caddo, Okla., Gladys Avedian of Traverse City, Mich., and Hester Johnson of Idabel, Okla.; six grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren.
A service will begin at 3 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, with burial in Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The casket will be open until 9 tonight at the funeral chapel. Columbian, Wednesday, August 5, 1998
Parents: Thad A. Johnson and Willie P. Forrester. Married Mozell Thornton about 1937; married Betty Carpenter in 1986.
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