Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, Frank Buford December 2, 1995 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila L. Wakley iwakley@msn.com May 23, 2006, 12:19 pm The Dalles Weekly Reminder, December 8, 1995 Frank Buford Johnson died Dec. 2, 1995 at his home in The Dalles. He was 77. He was born April 12, 1918, in San Antonio, Texas, the youngest of five children born to Henry and Laura (Cutver) Adams. He grew up and graduated from high school in San Antonio. He served as a sergeant in the US Army in Germany and Holland and was a Purple Heart medal recipient. He married Agnella B. Hinkamp on July 1, 1943 in Amarillo, Texas. They lived in Norwalk, Calif., from 1947 to 1980, when they retired to The Dalles to be near his son, daughter-in-law and granddaughters. Mr. Johnson worked as an institutional/hospital chef. He was a member of the Catholic Church and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He loved dogs, music and dancing. He's survived by his son, James and his wife, Jean Johnson; two granddaughters, Jamie Michelle and Jennifer Kristine Johnson, all of Vallejo, Calif.; his brother, Johnny Adams of San Antonio; his sister, Minnie Spear of Colorado; two sisters-in-law, Marie Close of The Dalles, and Bernita Merritt of Lorena, Texas. He was preceded in death by his wife, Agnella, in 1984. Viewing visitation was held Dec. 5, and Dec. 6 with funeral services on Dec. 6 at Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home, followed by private cremation. Memorials: Wasco County Humane Society, in care of Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home, 1100 Kelly Ave., The Dalles, OR 97058. Additional Comments: Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Weekly Reminder, The Dalles, Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/wasco/obits/j/johnson1659gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb