- Date Of Birth: March 10, 1922
- Date Of Death: March 28, 2020
- State: North Carolina
Parks Johnson, 98, of Statesville, passed away peacefully, Saturday, March 28, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loved ones.
Mr. Johnson was born March 10, 1922 in Olin, NC and was the son of the late William Filo “Cooper” Johnson and Cynthia Mayberry Johnson. He attended Olin Schools. On October 21, 1944, he married the late Flora “Bonnie” Sharpe Johnson and they were members of Cochran Street Baptist Church. In 1938, he started working for Statesville Cotton Mills for 32.5 cents an hour and later worked for Beaunit Mills/ Burlington Industries. His work life was interrupted as he served in the US Navy during WWII. Upon returning to Statesville after his military service, he purchased a farm in Troutman, NC. He worked at the mill, delivered the Charlotte Observer and worked his farm simultaneously for many years. He was a hardworking man. His passion was his cows. He was still driving a tractor and mowing hay at 95 years of age. Mr.
He is survived by five children, Linda Wilson (Dale) of Troutman, Mike Johnson (Debbie) of Statesville, Alan Johnson (Sharon) of Troutman, Gary Johnson of Troutman, Kim Johnson (Steve) of Charlotte; six grandchildren, Josh Wilson of Cornelius, Stephanie Shaw (Chris) of Mooresville, Adrian Johnson (Autumn) of Statesville, Erin Hutchens (Patrick) of Troutman, Bradley Johnson (Lauren) of Statesville, Jacob Johnson of Troutman; 16 great grandchildren, Noah, Silas and Isaac Shaw, Isaiah and Emerson Wilson, Paisley and Parks Hutchens, Avery, Hazel and Everett Johnson, Kendall, Morgan, Samuel, Pemberley, Raef, Lydia and Ethan Johnson. He is further survived by a special nephew, Johnny Johnson (Cynthia).
In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by 8 brothers and 6 sisters, General Lee Johnson, Bertha J. Henderson, Eunice J. Souther, John V. “JV” Johnson, Ralph Johnson, Maurice “Chick” Johnson, Wilson Johnson, George Johnson, Reid Johnson, Pauline J. Austin, Paul Johnson, Estelle J. Porter, Dorothy J. Holmes and Addie J. Faust.
The family has been blessed by and would like to offer special thanks to Mr. Johnson’s caregivers, Jeanette Conley, Sandra Ballard, LeighAnn Moore, Kristen Wilson and Karen Clodfelter for the wonderful, loving care they provided over the last 2-3 years of Mr. Johnson’s life so that he could remain in his home. A special thanks to Larry Ballard, who faithfully called Mr. Johnson for conversation and to Randy Pittman who has so generously and constantly taken care of the whole family.
