Fay Johnson October 25, 1926 ~ November 15, 2009
		Draucker Funeral Home 700 N. Spruce Street Post Office Box 296 Ogallala, NE 69153 Ph:  308.284.4021

 OBITUARY

 
Fay Johnson, 83, longtime Ogallala resident, died November 15, 2009 in Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte.

Fay was born October 25, 1926 in Fontanelle, IA, the son of Fay R. and Pearl Thorpe Johnson. Fay graduated from Corning High School in 1944 and then worked on the family farm.

On July 21, 1945 Fay was united in marriage to Dorothy Drew in Little Rock, AR. The couple made its home in Corning, IA.

Fay enlisted in the Army and served his country as a military policeman in Washington, DC during World War II. After Fay was discharged the couple moved to Ogallala in 1947. Fay was employed as a rural mail carrier for the US Postal Service.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the American Legion Post 0303 in Paxton, and the Ogallala Elks Lodge #1760. He loved spending time outdoors hunting, fishing, and trapshooting. He especially enjoyed visiting with family and friends and will be missed by many.

Preceding him in death were his parents, twin sons Jerry and Jimmy, and son Mike, daughter-in-law Gloria Johnson, two brothers Tom Johnson and Harvey Johnson and one sister Dorothy Blake.

Survivors include his wife Dorothy Johnson of Ogallala, one son Marty Johnson of Eagle, NE and one daughter Mindy and her husband Kraig Schilling of Lincoln, NE.
Three sisters: Helen (Jerry) Weeks and Opal Hook, all of Indianola, IA; and Joyce Coffman of Milo, IA. One brother Ben (Dorothy) Johnson of Lone Tree, IA. Four grandchildren: Aaron and Cody Schilling of Lincoln; Amy (Jeff) Hellerich of Fergus Falls, MN; and Amber Johnson of Olathe, KS.
Two step-grandchildren: Jennifer McCaslin of Urbandale, IA and Curt Hatcher of Chicago, IL. and one great-granddaughter Madilyn Hellerich.
Three step-great-granddaughters: Claudia, Abigail, and Paradais McCaslin.

Visitation will be Wednesday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Draucker Funeral Home.

The funeral service will be Thursday, Nov. 19, at 1:30 p.m. in the First United Methodist Church in Ogallala with Rev. James Miller officiating.

Interment in the Ogallala Cemetery with military honors. A memorial has been established in his memory. Online Condolences may be sent by clicking here.

Draucker Funeral Home of Ogallala is in charge of arrangements.