Fred Johnson, 75, of West Alexandria, died Tuesday, Aug. 4, 1998, at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. Born Sept. 15, 1922, in Dayton, Tenn., he was the son of Robert and Ada Mae (Cox) Johnson. He had lived in Preble County since 1952, and retired in 1975 after 25 years at McCall's in Dayton. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Merle L. (Miles) Johnson; two sons, Billy F. Johnson of West Alexandria and Robert L. Johnson of Eaton; two sisters, Ethel M. Ferry of Sodie Daisy, Tenn., and Vesta "Pap" Louise Miles of Winfield, Ala.; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Bill and Johnnie Johnson; and four sisters, Katie J. Dotson, Dessie Hickman, Ruby L. Hickman and Nellie Hickman. Funeral services were Saturday, Aug. 8, at Barnes Funeral Home-Preble Memory Gardens Chapel, West Alexandria, with the Rev. Lowell T. Spencer officiating. Burial was in Preble Memory Gardens, West Alexandria.
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