Denison
William Michael Johnson, 79, T/Sgt. US Air Force Retired, passed away, Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Texoma Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m., Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at Hyde Park Presbyterian Church with Dr. Ron Cunningham officiating. Interment will be at Oakridge Cemetery.
Mike was born May 28, 1932 in Savanna, Illinois to Julius and Dorothy Almquist Johnson. On September 21, 1953 he married Patsy Ruth Bolen at Perrin Air Force Base, she passed away, March 11, 2011. He retired from the United States Air Force in 1973 as a T/Sgt having served in Vietnam and Korea after 22 years. Mr. Johnson taught History in Anchorage, Alaska. He was a member of the Hyde Park Presbyterian Church, Texoma's Good Sam's Club and the Lions Club in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Mr. Johnson is survived by his sons Carl Ray Johnson of Shiner, Texas and David Michael Johnson of Fairbanks, Alaska; daughter, Denise Kay Orris and her husband, Keith of Fairbanks, Alaska; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mr. Johnson is preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Michelle Ann Hamsley; wife, Patsy; brother-in-law, Ivan Krebs; sister-in-law, Mary Bolen and brother-in-law, Richard Bolen.
The family suggest memorials be made to Hyde Park Presbyterian Chruch, 1708 Hyde Park, Denison, TX 75020.
