Quitman Johnson Obituary (1935

Surrounded by his family, Quitman Johnson, 79, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. He was born Oct. 27, 1935, to M.C. and Vera Murphy Johnson. He retired from Tyrone Hydraulics in Corinth. He was a member of Sardis Primitive Baptist Church. He enjoyed woodworking, gardening, growing gladiolus, traveling, and special times with his grandson Jason. Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. Monday, July 20, at the Booneville Funeral Home Chapel, with Elder Cecil Woodruff, Elder James “Pete” Perry, Elder Gary Cordes, and Rev. J. B. Burns officiating. Burial will be in Antioch #2 Cemetery. He is survived by his wife of 17 years, Edith Moore Hughes Johnson; two sons, Jeff Johnson and Ricky Johnson, both of Saltillo; a daughter, Penny Rowan (Clark) of Blue Springs; a brother, Jimmy Ray Johnson of Rienzi; two sisters, Frances Tigrett of Pisgah and Lethel Dotson of Bismarck, Mo.; four grandchildren, Bryan Morris, Chris Morris (Stephanie), all of Baldwyn, Zachary Rowan, and Katie Rowan, both of Blue Springs; great-grandchildren, Ivie Morris, Lexe Morris, Gage Morris, Harleigh Wheelington, Autumn Morris, and Jenna Lee Hester; his wife Edith’s children, Keith Wade Hughes and Josie Hughes Williams; her grandchildren, Jonathan Hughes, Ryan Hughes (Heather), Dagney and Meredith Williams; her great-grandchildren, Samantha and Jack Hughes; her special great-grandson Jason Stone Hughes, his special companion who slept with him on his hospital bed in his last months at home. He was preceded in death by his first wife and mother of his children, Kay Odle: his brother, Roger Johnson; his mother-in-law, Minnie Burcham Moore; a granddaughter, Porsche Hughes. Pallbearers are Jimmy Humpal, Bryan Morris, Chris Morris, Zach Rowan, Ryan Hughes, and Jonathan Hughes. Memorials may be made to Sanctuary Hospice House, 5159 W. Main St., Tupelo, MS 38801; Sardis Primitive Church, 688 Hwy. 356, Rienzi, MS 38865; or Antioch #2 Cemetery, c/o Anthony Michael, 97 CR 552, Rienzi, MS 38865.