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Information for
Lonnie W. Johnson
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1 May, 1910 - 8 September, 1981
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From The Idaho
Press-Tribune |
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9 June, 1996 |
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Contributed by Dennis McIndoo |
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Leona Johnson |
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Funeral services for Lonnie W. Johnson, 71, of
1823 S. Juniper St.,
Nampa, who died Tuesday in a Nampa nursing home, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in
Alsip Funeral Chapel, Nampa, by
the Rev. James Cook of
Boise.
Interment will follow in
Kohlerlawn
Cemetery, Nampa.
He was born May 1, 1910, in Tulsa, Okla.,
where he was reared and educated.
He served in the Army
special services during World War II.
After his discharge,
he lived in Iowa for a short time.
vHe moved to Reno, Nev., in 1950, where he owned and operated a
custodial business, owned several race horses and managed a
nightclub. He moved to Nampa in 1965, In 1975, he began work for the
Nampa Parks Department and later retired.
He was a member and
past president of the area chapter of the NAACP.
He
is survived by two sons, Merlin and Lonnie, both of
San Diego; and several grandchildren.
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