Eva Johnson

Graveside services for Eva Mae Johnson, 89, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 29, 2012 at De Soto Cemetery in De Soto, KS.  She died on Sunday, June 24, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Eva was born on January 12, 1923 in Holden, MO the daughter of Marion and Alefa (Caswell) How.

She was a homemaker.

She married Lawrence Selvin Johnson on May 17, 1941 in Warrensburg, MO.  He preceded her in death September 17, 1979.

Survivors include two daughters, Roxie A. Glaza, Shelby Township, Michigan, Winona M. Workman, Lawrence, KS; six sons, Leland E. Johnson, Lawrence, Dennis M. Johnson, Louisburg, MO, Jimmie D. Johnson, Pamona, KS, Billy W. Johnson, Olathe, KS, Gary L. Johnson, Muleshoe, TX, and Lawrence R. Johnson, Eudora; 27 grandchildren; and 47 great grandchildren.  She was also preceded in death by two sons, Ronald S. Johnson and Robert W. Johnson; and her brothers and sisters.

The family suggests memorials in her name to the American Heart Association and may be sent in care of the mortuary.