Mr. Farrell Charles Johnson, age 87, of 6279 Leatherman Road in Vale, died on Sunday, March 16, 2014.
His funeral service will be 2:00 pm on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor John Locke and Rev. Robert Sain officiating. His body will lie in state for 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 pm on Tuesday, March 18, 2013 at Warlick Funeral Home.
Mr. Johnson was born March 8, 1927 in Lincoln County to the late Charles and Annie Wood Keever Johnson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Lottie Prue Leatherman Johnson and two brothers, Ralph Johnson and Carl Johnson. He was a veteran of the United States Navy having served during World War II. Mr. Johnson was a retired mailcarrier and a lifelong farmer and retired charter member volunteer fireman with Union Fire Department. He was a mason in the Cooksville Masonic Lodge, and a member of the Scottish Rites of Charlotte.
Survivors include his two sons Ronald Johnson and wife Patricia and Steve Johnson and wife April, all of Vale; four grandchildren, Sherrie Davis and husband Randall, Brad Johnson, Allison Chapman and husband Lee and Chandler Johnson; one great grandchild, Shelby Ann Davis.
Memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church Building Fund, PO Box 7, Vale, NC 28168.
