Harold W. Johnson, one of Hoosierdom's
most active American Legionaries and a
Few Mt. Vernon Legionaries had attained more prominence than the
late deceased in affairs of the patriotic organization on local state and
national levels. He was Eighth district American
Legion Commander in the fiscal year 1950-51, a past commander of Owen Dunn post
No. 5, and served with distinction on numerous local district and state
committees.
The body is at Short-Niehaus Funeral
Home where friends may call beginning this evening.
The funeral service will be at
Death followed failing health for two years and serious illness
for the last few weeks. During his long period of sickness he had been a
patient in Midwestern Veterans Administration Hospitals on several occasions.
Survivors of the very popular Mt. Vernon man are his wife nee
Victoria Vallier, whose marriage to the deceased took
place 37 years ago in North Dakota; two daughters, Mrs. William Mitchell,
Haubstadt, In, and Mrs. Malvern Redman, Mt. Vernon,; five grandchildren; two
brothers, William F. Johnson, a veteran State Conservation Department officer,
residing at Marion, Ind., and Keith Johnson, Evansville, and two sisters, Mrs.
Oscar Blackburn, R. R. 3, Mt. Vernon, and Mrs. William T. Ungard,
Xenia, Ohio.
The deceased was born on the Johnson farm homestead east of
Farmersville. His parents were Sylvanus Johnson
and Emma Smith Johnson, representatives of pioneer Posey county families.
Following graduation from
During World War I he was in military service serving in the Army
in
It was during his residence in
In 1937, Mr. Johnson and his family returned to
In addition to his membership in the American Legion, the deceased
was a member of Beulah lodge, No. 578, Free & Accepted Masons,
He came of a long line of Democrats and although he never sought
public office he was active in party affairs.
His general
capabilities his loyalty to friends and his genial disposition had endeared him
to the
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Originally submitted by Betty Sellers