February 21, 2017

Clyde Milford Johnson, age 81, resident of Fulton, Kan., died Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, at his home. He was born Sept. 10, 1935, in Brookville, Ind., the son of Jesse and Elizabeth Kinder Johnson. He married Georgia Carol Harding on July 8, 1965, in Phoenix, Ariz.
He worked as a heavy equipment operator at Wade Quarries in La Cygne, Kan., for 32 years. He drove a semi truck for Riss International for 28 years. Clyde was a very outgoing, hardworking man. He enjoyed horse pulls. He was a member of the Marmaton Community Christian Church in Redfield, Kan.
Survivors include his wife Carol of the home; four sons, Mark Johnson, Arizona, Troy Johnson, Redfield, Jesse Johnson and fiancé Tristin, Nevada, Mo., and A.J. Johnson, Redfield; two daughters, Toni Gaspar Cordona, Fulton, and Penny Atkinson and husband Tim, Fort Scott, Kan.; a brother, Lloyd Johnson and wife Jennie, Ingalls, Ind.; two sisters, Sue Horn and husband Ralph, and Laura; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren with three more on the way; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Elizabeth Ann Seitz; three sisters; and a brother.
Pastor Jeff Feagins conducted funeral services Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Marmaton Community Christian Church, Redfield. Burial followed in the Woods Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the Clyde Johnson Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.