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Submitted: 3/13/23 • Approved: 3/15/23 • Last Updated: 3/18/23 • R1475775-G1475773-S3
James
US Air Force
Korea
1932 - 2020
Alexandrina
1932 - 2017
*Obituary
February 14, 1932 - February 21, 2017
Alexandrina M. (Irene) Johnson of Conway died Tuesday, February 21 at Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock after an extended illness. She was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Ferrier. She was married in Edinburgh to James H. (Peanut) Johnson while he was stationed there in the U.S. Air Force, then couple moved back to Conway in 1954. They traveled extensively in Europe and the United States and returned to Scotland for frequent visits. She was extremely proud of her rich Scottish heritage but she also valued her U.S. citizenship. Irene was a former owner with her husband of St. Andrews Nursing Home in Conway for many years. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Conway.
Survivors are a daughter, Jacalyn (Burt) Glenn and a son Mark A. Johnson all of Conway. She has five grandchildren, Herschel Burt Glenn II, Kimberly A. Glenn, Tiffany (Shawn) Lafferty, Carrin Johnson and Malia Kay Watts. Also surviving are eleven great-grandchildren Alesa Lambert, Kalynn Lambert, Julia Johnson, Addy Lambert, Herschel Burt Glenn III, Drake Morris Glenn, Macey M. Glenn, Katrina M. Glenn, Nadia Glenn and Colby and Anderson Lafferty. She also has two surviving brothers, Edward (Beth) Ferrier and James Ferrier of Edinburgh Scotland, and sister Gretta Kounnis of Chester, PA, and one brother-in-law Bill (Rosanne) Johnson of Conway.
She is preceded in death by two granddaughters, Katrina Glenn and Riannon Johnson, and one brother, John Ferrier.
The Funeral Service will be Friday February 24th 2017 at 11:00 AM at First Presbyterian Church in Conway with Rev. Mike Ulasewich officiating. Visitation will be an Hour Prior at the Church. A portion of her remains will be placed by the family at a church in Edinburgh where she and Peanut were married.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Conway at 2400 Prince Street Conway, Arkansas 72034.
*Obituary
James H. Johnson, a retired nursing home owner and longtime resident of Conway, Arkansas, died on September 19, 2020, after an extended illness. Burial will be at Crestlawn Memorial Park.
He was born in Quitman on March 24, 1932, to the late Norma Lee Warbritton Johnson and Hulon Hampton Johnson. His father looked at him shortly after birth and said ''he's not bigger than a peanut'' and the nickname stuck with him throughout his life. Peanut was a graduate of Conway High School and attended Arkansas State Teachers College (now UCA).
Shortly after the outbreak of the Korean War, he and several other buddies from Conway enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. After basic training in San Antonio, Texas, his first duty station was in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he met his future wife, Irene Ferrier. He was later deployed with his family to Istanbul, Turkey. This was at the peak of the Cold War and he and his unit manned a listening post on the Black Sea to monitor Russian radio activity. After his tour in Turkey, he returned to the states and was assigned to set up civilian Ground Observer Corps in Arkansas and Missouri, again a portion of Cold War defense preparations. He was in the military for eight years.
Mr. Johnson's career in the nursing home industry included managing nursing homes in Wynne and Jacksonville. He returned to Conway and purchased an interest in Meadowlake Nursing Home. He then acquired full ownership and constructed and developed St. Andrew's Nursing and Rehab in Conway.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Conway. He was a supporter of the University of Central Arkansas athletic programs through his membership in the Purple Circle Club, and he and Irene were patrons of Reynolds Performance Hall at UCA.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Irene Ferrier Johnson; and two grandchildren, Katrina Glenn and Riannon Johnson.
Survivors include his daughter, Jacalyn Johnson Glenn and her husband, Herschel Burt; son, Mark Allen Johnson, all of Conway; grandchildren, Kimberly Glenn, Herschel Burt "Bubba" Glenn II, Tiffany Johnson, and Carrin Johnson; 11 great-grandchildren; brother, Bill Johnson and his wife, Rosanne; and other relatives and many friends.
Contributed on 3/13/23 by hawkinsdonna48
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