DOUGLAS V. JOHNSON
Douglas V. Johnson, 75, of Connersville, passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021. He was born on March 13, 1946, in Patoka, to the late John E. Johnson and Audrey E. Jenkins Coleman.
Douglas served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War for six years.
On December 24, 1969, he married Thelma Oliver in Connersville. Together, they had three children. They lived in Tombstone, Arizona for more than 30 years before moving back home to Connersville.
During his time in Arizona, he was a Lieutenant Security Guard at a college. He was a security guard for various places and had also worked at Wal Mart in Richmond. Douglas was a Vigilante in Tombstone where he reenacted western films. He was a cowboy at heart.
You could often find him making model railroads and watching westerns. Douglas also enjoyed collecting figurine bears.
Along with his wife of 52 years, he is survived by his daughters, Shannon Johnson and Shilo Johnson; four grandchildren, Douglas Johnson, Dakota Johnson, Amanda (Bryant) Stevens and Kia Marcum; two great grandchildren, Serenity Stevens and Brayden Stevens; siblings, Lora McKim, Rhonda Coomer, Greta Coleman, Marcela Bell and Pamela McCowan; and many nieces and nephews.
Douglas was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Jeremiah Johnson; and siblings, Frank Spencer, Richard Coleman, Robert Coleman, Janet Taylor, Mable Jones, Joann Underhill and Ailene Agnew; a brother and sister-in-law, Woodrow (Betty Lou) Oliver, mother and father in law, Joe and Creamy Oliver and sister in law, Helen Rose Asbury.
Visitation for Douglas will be held on Monday, September 20, 2021, from 12 p.m. until 2 p.m. at Urban Winkler Funeral Home, 513 W. 8th St. Connersville, Indiana 47331. The funeral service will begin at 2 p.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Ronnie Russell officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in Lick Creek Cemetery.
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