1932
James
2016
James "Jimmy" Johnson
January 29, 1932 — August 28, 2016
James “Jimmy” Johnson
James “Jimmy” Johnson, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 28, 2016, in Orange.
Born in Ava, Missouri, Jimmy was the son of Horace Eugene Johnson, Sr. and Delpha Margaret (Barnes) Johnson. He spent time fixing bicycles for the Blue Santa at Christmas, where they referred to him as “The Bicycle Man”. He was a member of a rescue squad that helped stranded boaters and missing people. They called him “Mr. Toothless.” Jimmy was also known as the “Lawnmower Man”, as he repaired lawnmowers. Jimmy had a great sense of humor and was a loving husband.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his sons, James E. Johnson, Jr. and Danny Lee Johnson; 1 brother; and 2 sisters.
He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Patsy J. Johnson; his children, Jeannie Louise Hunley and Paul Adam Johnson and wife Janet; son-in-law, Larry Hunley; 10 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; and sisters, Mary Ann Stanley and Sue Bellette.
James “Jimmy” Johnson, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 28, 2016, in Orange.
Born in Ava, Missouri, Jimmy was the son of Horace Eugene Johnson, Sr. and Delpha Margaret (Barnes) Johnson. He spent time fixing bicycles for the Blue Santa at Christmas, where they referred to him as “The Bicycle Man”. He was a member of a rescue squad that helped stranded boaters and missing people. They called him “Mr. Toothless.” Jimmy was also known as the “Lawnmower Man”, as he repaired lawnmowers. Jimmy had a great sense of humor and was a loving husband.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his sons, James E. Johnson, Jr. and Danny Lee Johnson; 1 brother; and 2 sisters.
He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Patsy J. Johnson; his children, Jeannie Louise Hunley and Paul Adam Johnson and wife Janet; son-in-law, Larry Hunley; 10 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; and sisters, Mary Ann Stanley and Sue Bellette.
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