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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Mr. Gurden Moore Johnson Jr.
Gurden Moore
Johnson Jr.
November 29, 1926 – December 28, 2018
Mr. Gurden Moore Johnson Jr.'s Obituary
Gurden Moore Johnson Jr., 92, of Ellisville, Mississippi, died peacefully Friday, December 28th, 2018 at his residence in Ellisville, Mississippi. He was born Monday, November 29, 1926 in Ellisville, Mississippi.
Visitation will be held on Monday, December 31, 2018 from 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM at the First United Methodist Church Laurel in Laurel, Mississippi. Funeral Services will be held Monday, December 31, 2018 at 1:00 PM at First United Methodist Church Laurel and the Burial will follow in Hickory Grove Cemetery. Rev. Mark Anderson will officiate. Colonial Chapel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (601) 649-3342.
JR was born in Ellisville, Mississippi and proudly served in the Merchant Marines during WWII. He joined at the young age of 15 and continued to serve two additional years after the end of WWII. JR came home to support his mother and sisters when he began his career in the construction industry, eventually forming his own company specializing in home construction and remodeling. In 1993, he married Martha Jane and built their dream home in Ellisville, Mississippi.
JR and Jane loved to travel in their motor home where they were active in the No-Tow-Bago Travel Club where they made many friends throughout the United States. When not traveling, JR continued to work in his workshop completing numerous projects for relatives, friends, and the church.
He was preceded in death by his father, Gurden Moore Johnson Sr. and mother, Emma Johnson.
Survivors include his wife of 25 years Martha Jane Johnson; daughters, Paula Thorpe (Wayne) and Pamala Holder (Kevin); twin-sisters, Dot Pittman and Christine Edwards; grandchildren, Kyle Hurst, Matthew Hurst, Tyler Holder, Rebecca Holder, Elizabeth Miller, Max Webb, Joey Webb, Mary Katherine Ledbetter, Rachel Ledbetter, Sarah Webb, Reagan Webb, Kennedy Alva and John Walker Webb; and a host of cousins, nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Kyle Hurst, Mattehew Hurst, Tyler Holder, Lee Davis, Grandsons and Friends.
Online guestbook may be signed at www.colonialchapel.com
All are welcomed to attend the celebration of JR's life. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Veterans Museum or The Good Sheppard Clinic in Laurel, Mississippi.
Visitation will be held on Monday, December 31, 2018 from 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM at the First United Methodist Church Laurel in Laurel, Mississippi. Funeral Services will be held Monday, December 31, 2018 at 1:00 PM at First United Methodist Church Laurel and the Burial will follow in Hickory Grove Cemetery. Rev. Mark Anderson will officiate. Colonial Chapel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (601) 649-3342.
JR was born in Ellisville, Mississippi and proudly served in the Merchant Marines during WWII. He joined at the young age of 15 and continued to serve two additional years after the end of WWII. JR came home to support his mother and sisters when he began his career in the construction industry, eventually forming his own company specializing in home construction and remodeling. In 1993, he married Martha Jane and built their dream home in Ellisville, Mississippi.
JR and Jane loved to travel in their motor home where they were active in the No-Tow-Bago Travel Club where they made many friends throughout the United States. When not traveling, JR continued to work in his workshop completing numerous projects for relatives, friends, and the church.
He was preceded in death by his father, Gurden Moore Johnson Sr. and mother, Emma Johnson.
Survivors include his wife of 25 years Martha Jane Johnson; daughters, Paula Thorpe (Wayne) and Pamala Holder (Kevin); twin-sisters, Dot Pittman and Christine Edwards; grandchildren, Kyle Hurst, Matthew Hurst, Tyler Holder, Rebecca Holder, Elizabeth Miller, Max Webb, Joey Webb, Mary Katherine Ledbetter, Rachel Ledbetter, Sarah Webb, Reagan Webb, Kennedy Alva and John Walker Webb; and a host of cousins, nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Kyle Hurst, Mattehew Hurst, Tyler Holder, Lee Davis, Grandsons and Friends.
Online guestbook may be signed at www.colonialchapel.com
All are welcomed to attend the celebration of JR's life. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Veterans Museum or The Good Sheppard Clinic in Laurel, Mississippi.
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