RAY FRANKLIN JOHNSON, 82, of Dover, Tennessee formerly of Marshall County, passed away at 10:10AM on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at his office in Brookport, Illinois.
Ray was the former owner of Ray Johnson Chevrolet. He had also been a Ford and Dodge new car dealer, and had been in the used car business for many years. He was currently managing his rental properties. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Dover, Tennessee and also the Doric Masonic Lodge #737 in Sharpe.
He is survived by his wife Anna Lee Hughes Johnson of Dover, TN; four daughters, Nancy McCormick of Murfreesboro, TN, Mechelle Watkins of Brookport, IL, Shari Thompson of Simpsonville, KY and Jennifer Farmer of Indianapolis, IN; eight grandchildren; and five great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents Luther Franklin Johnson and Minnie Edna Bradley Johnson.
Funeral services will be at 1:00PM on Friday, May 27, 2016 at Filbeck-Cann & King Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Wilson will officiate and burial will follow in the Salyers Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00AM until the funeral hour on Friday, May 27, 2016 at Filbeck-Cann & King Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 26 Broadway, 14th floor New York, NY 10004 or the American Epilepsy Society, 135 South LaSalle Street Suite 2850 Chicago, IL 60603.
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