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Cecil D. Johnson

1947 - 2025

Cecil D. Johnson obituary, 1947-2025

BORN

1947

DIED

2025

FUNERAL HOME

Welch Funeral Home

201 West Lampkin Street

Starkville, Mississippi

UPCOMING SERVICE

Service

Nov. 11, 2025

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Welch Funeral Home

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Cecil Johnson Obituary

Mantee, MS - Cecil D. Johnson, 77, passed away peacefully at home on November 8, 2025. He founded CJL Corporation and later served as Executive Director of the Mississippi Loggers Association.

Visitation will be Tuesday, November 11, from 5-7 p.m. at Welch Funeral Home, Starkville. Services will be Wednesday, November 12, at 1 p.m. at Mantee Baptist Church, with visitation at 12:00 p.m. Full obituary: www.welchfuneralhomes.com

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Daily Journal from Nov. 9 to Nov. 12, 2025.

Memorial Events
for Cecil Johnson

Nov

11

Service

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Welch Funeral Home

201 W. LAMPKIN STREET, Starkville 39759

Nov

12

Service

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Mantee Baptist Church

1151 Main Street, MANTEE 39751

Nov

12

Service

1:00 p.m.

Mantee Baptist Church

1151 Main Street, MANTEE 39751

Funeral services provided by:

Welch Funeral Home

201 West Lampkin Street, Starkville, MS 39759

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