Terry L. Johnson

Terry Lavon Johnson, 73, retired farmer and businessman of rural Nebo, IL and Avon Park, FL, died on June 1, 2021 at Hannibal Regional Hospital where he had been a patient since May 8th.

Terry was born November 1, 1947 in Pittsfield, IL, the son of Hayward Lavon and Edna Carlton Johnson. He grew up on the Johnson family farm near Belleview. He attended school his first years at the country school at Belleview, then Pleasant Hill Junior High and High School, graduating in 1965 as valedictorian of his high school class. He was active in basketball, football, track and FFA while in school and raised and showed cattle in 4-H during his junior high and high school years. Terry graduated from Illinois State University with an agricultural degree and returned home to farm the rest of his life. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

On May 16, 1968, he married Janice Nissen in Bowling Green, MO and she survives. He is also survived by by two children, Mary Jane (Quentin) Hibben of Elburn, IL and Ed (Carie) Johnson of Galesburg, four grandchildren, Derek and Kyle Hibben and Cora and Ellie Johnson, a sister, Donna (Harold) Lamme of Eolia, MO, an uncle, Merlin Carlton of Barry and nieces ,nephews and many cousins.

In his earlier years, Terry enjoyed boating with Jan and in later years were motorcycle enthusiasts, enjoying cross county trips on their motorcycle with friends.

Terry was preceded in death by his parents, H.L. and Edna Johnson, grandparents, Hayward and Iva Johnson and Ester and Mary Carlton and uncles, aunts and cousins.

Private family services, with military honors, will be held at Crescent Heights Cemetery in Pleasant Hill. There is no visitation.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Crescent Heights Cemetery or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN and mailed to Lummis Funeral Home, PO Box 247, Pleasant Hill, IL, 62366.

Lummis Funeral Home in Pleasant Hill, IL is handling the arrangements.