Benton County ArArchives Obituaries.....Johnson, Roy Walter June 8, 2007 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ar/arfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Rosa Cline clinefam@ritternet.com August 14, 2009, 12:43 am Bella Vista Funeral Home and Crematory, 2007 Roy Walter Johnson (December 2, 1921 - June 8, 2007) Roy Walter Johnson, 85, of Bella Vista, Arkansas died Friday June 8, 2007 at the Concordia Care Center in Bella Vista, Arkansas. He was born December 2, 1921 in Chillicothe, Missouri to Nova Russell Johnson and Lala Grace Carroll Johnson. He graduated from High School in St. Louis MO. and attended the Rolla School of Mines before joining the Naval Air Corp in 1942. He served in the North Atlantic and European theater on anti-sub patrol until 1945. He was in the Naval Reserve until 1968 when he retired as a Captain On March 28, 1943 he married Margaret “Peg” Johnson. In 1946 he began his career with the Federal Aviation Agency as an Aircraft Controller and later as a Flight Inspector in the High Altitude Branch. He retired from the FAA in 1975 after 30 years and he and his wife Peg moved to Bella Vista in 1983. He was a member of the Bella Vista Community Church, Eighteen-Hole MGA, Burri Bashers, and several other golf groups. Roy enjoyed working in the yard and playing bridge. Survivors include his wife, Margaret “Peg” Johnson of Bella Vista, Arkansas; one son, Michael Johnson of Tulsa, OK; one daughter Dianne “Dee” Morley of Overland Park, KS; one brother Jean R. Johnson of Tyler, TX; and three grandchildren, James Johnson, Christa Simmons and Jason Studna; four great- grandchildren, Brianna Studna, Abigail Johnson, Katelyn & Andrew Simmons. A memorial service will be at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, June 16, 2007 at the Bella Vista Community Church , 75 E. Lancashire Blvd in Bella Vista, Arkansas with pastor Richard Lindman officiating. Arrangements are by the Bella Vista Funeral Home & Crematory, 2258 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista, Arkansas. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Bella Vista Community Church or donor’s choice Additional Comments: Contributed with permission of Bella Vista Funeral Home and Crematory. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ar/benton/obits/j/johnson41gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/arfiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb