The Howe Enterprise
Thursday, September 25, 1969
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Rites Held for B.F. Johnson
Services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Howe Church of Christ for Boatis Franklin Johnson,  60, of Howe who died unexpectedly at 2:55 a.m. Thursday at a Sherman hospital.
Services were conducted by Don Holliman, minister of the Howe Church of Christ, with burial at Van Alstyne Cemetery.
Mr. Johnson was born February 14, 1909 at Moss, Tennessee, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Johnson.  He was married to the former Opal Watkins in 1930 at Toledo, Ohio.  He had been a carpenter all of his life in the
Irving and Howe areas.  He moved from Howe to Irving in 1951 and had returned to Howe only 5 months ago to make his home.  He was a member of the Howe Church of Christ.
Survivors are his wife of Howe; 2 sons, J.W. Johnson and Sonny Johnson, both of Irving; 4 daughters, Mrs. Ann Kitchen of Irving; Mrs. Jean Waldroup of Dallas; Mrs. Jeraldine Holly of San Antonio; and Miss
Kathy Johnson of Hollywood, California; 2 brothers, Jack Johnson of Brownfield and Joe Johnson of Howe; 4 sisters, Mrs. Evelyn Johnson of Sherman; Mrs. Jesse Cook of Leonard; Mrs. Bessie Gentry of Utah and Mrs. Jettie Rich of Kentucky; 3 half-brothers, Turner Johnson of Howe; Paul Johnson of Sherman; and Donald Johnson of Houston; 2 half-sisters, Mrs. Mary Lou Morris of Sherman and Winnie Mae Plumlee of Garland; 10 grandchildren and a number of  nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Bobby Crow, Sammy Crow, W.C. Morris, Alvie Plumlee, Truman Williams and James Johnson.