Evan Manford Johnson, 72 of rural Glenwood, Missouri passed away at his home on Sunday, August 2, 2020.
The son of Teddie Alvin and Geneva Helen (Collier) Johnson, he was born on October 30, 1947 in Kirksville, Missouri. Following his graduation from Queen City High School in Queen City, Missouri in 1965, Evan attended KSTC College in Kirksville, Missouri. He then went to work for Hollister, Inc. and retired as an Area Supervisor having worked twenty-five years for this company.
On February 26, 1966 in Kirksville, Missouri, Evan was united in marriage to Janet Watson and to this union two sons were born, Ryan Neal and Travis Lee.
Survivors include his wife, Janet Johnson of rural Glenwood, Missouri; two sons, Ryan Johnson of Hallsville, Missouri and Travis Johnson and wife, Tina of Marshall, Missouri; 2 grandchildren, Tyler Lee Johnson and Taryn Lynn Johnson of Marshall, Missouri; 2 brothers, Alvin Johnson and wife, Becky of Kirksville, Missouri and Kevin Johnson and wife, Tammy of rural Queen City, Missouri; three sisters-in-law, Jeannette Johnson of Atlanta, Georgia, Deanna Murphy of California and Sandy Norfolk and husband, Roger of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; stepmother, Fern Johnson of Queen City, Missouri; his mother-in-law, Ruth Sidwell of Queen City, Missouri, nieces and nephews and other family members and a tremendous amount of friends.
Evan is preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Nevin and Melvin Johnson; both sets of grandparents; one aunt, Helen Steele and her husband, Virgil; father-in-law, Richard Sidwell and one brother-in-law, Forrest Watson.
Evan was a member and dedicated supporter of the NRA.
After his retirement from Hollister, his sole purpose was to do what he loved which was farming. His proudest moment was to teach his grandchildren to hunt and to take their first deer. He was loyal to a fault. He was always “there” for his family and friends when they needed help. For any other vehicles, he ruined the family and his grandchildren to only drive a “Ford”!
The family strongly encourages the use of masks and the masks can be provided by the family if needed.
A visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at the Norman Funeral Home in Lancaster, Missouri between the hours of 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. Active pallbearers will be Jeremy Frederick, Robbie Nelson, Darrin Treadway, Mark Crawford, Mark Macomber, Steve Toohill, Nate Ross and Cody Lunsford. Honorary pallbearers will be Woody Aeschliman, Lester Clark, Bill Adkins, John Cragg, Rich Scott, Bryan Doerscher and Dave Scott. Memorials have been established for the Jimtown Cemetery or to the Schuyler County Cancer Relief Fund. A private burial will be held on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at the Jimtown Cemetery, south of Glenwood, Missouri with Darrell Draper, Pastor of the New Hope Evangelical Church in Kirksville, Missouri officiating. Online condolences may be expressed to the family by logging on to normanfh.com. Arrangements are under the direction of the Norman Funeral Home of Lancaster, Missouri.