Thomas R. Johnson

Thomas R. Johnson died at home September 12, 2014. Tom was born December 1, 1925, in Wildwood, Florida to Thomas R. Johnson and Angie Wynns Johnson, both from old Florida families, who had moved to Florida after the Civil War. Tom was preceded in death by his parents and his son, Thomas Russell. He is survived by Eunice, his wife of sixty-six years, two daughters Karen (Richard) Franklin of Boynton Beach, FL and April (Rick) Jenkins of Conyers, GA, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren and Brian Reyburn who was like a son. He graduated from Bushnell High School in 1943 and enlisted in the United States Army while in high school. He served in France and Germany in World War II and was a prisoner of war in Germany where he stayed until the war ended. He received a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science degree from Bob Jones University and a Master of Science degree from Clemson University. He taught in South Carolina and Sebring High School before being assigned to the Highlands District Office for Education where he served for twenty-three years, retiring in 1985. He attended Bible Fellowship Church in Sebring for many years where there will be a memorial service Monday, September 15, 2014, 3:00pm with Reverend Eugene Bengston officiating. After cremation, the remains will be interred at the National Cemetery in Bushnell. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Bible Fellowship Church or the American Cancer Society. Arrangements entrusted to: Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home of Sebring (863) 385-0125 www.stephensonnelsonfh.com