Our beloved father and husband, Vernon Johnson, 95, of Waldron, Arkansas passed from this life on Monday, August 23, 2021 in Fort Smith. He was born December 29, 1925 in Kingsley, Iowa to Arthur and Lillian (Hamil) Johnson.
Vernon was born and raised on a farm near Kingsley, Iowa. In 1951 he married Wanda Hangman and, with some help from their sons, they successfully worked their Kingsley, Iowa farm until 1978, when he decided to semi-retire and move to a warmer part of the country. Having taken their honeymoon in Hot Springs, Arkansas and remembering how much they loved that part of the country, they found property with a couple of chicken houses near Waldron, Arkansas where they were very successful chicken growers many years before retiring.
Vernon and Wanda were members of the Church of Christ in Kingsley, Iowa and attended Denton Baptist Church in Waldron.
Vernon is survived by his wife of 70 years, Wanda Mae (Hangman) Johnson; sons, Randal Johnson (Ann) of Salt Lake City, Utah and Dennis Johnson (Laura) of Greenwood, Arkansas; sisters, Marilyn Steffe of Athens, Georgia and Connie Junck of Kingsley, Iowa; and grandson, Jerome Johnson.
He is preceded in death by his brother, Dale Johnson and his parents before mentioned.
Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Bulger Funeral Home.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at Denton Baptist Church in Waldron. A graveside memorial service will be held at a later date in Iowa.
