Sam Johnson

VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- Sam E. Johnson, 90, of Villa Ridge died Tuesday, June 18, 2002, at the home of his daughter in Benton, Ill.

He was born Aug. 22, 1911, in Cobden, Ill., son of Richard and Daisy Pitts Johnson. He and Della C. Turner were married Dec. 31, 1939.

He was a laborer and member of the laborers union in Cairo, Ill., for 56 years.

Survivors include his wife; four sons, Sam Johnson of Mound City, Ill., Paul Johnson of Olmsted, Ill., Carl Johnson of Energy, Ill., and Gene Johnson of Herrin, Ill.; a daughter, Karen Glenn of Benton, Ill.; two sisters, Ruth Robertson of Perks, Ill., and Alice Elders of Kentucky; 14 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge.

Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Archie Buckingham officiating. Burial will be in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens in Villa Ridge.