Joseph "Joe" Michael Johnson Obituary (1955

Mr. Joseph "Joe" Michael Johnson, age 69, of Hanover, Indiana entered this life on January 5, 1955 in Madison, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late Franklin Theodore Johnson and Leona Parker Johnson Higgins. He lived all of his life in Madison and Milton and attended school there. Joe was inducted into the United States Navy on January 5, 1973 in Louisville, Kentucky. He rose to the rate of Aviation Boatswain's Mate Aircraft Handler Airman during the Vietnam War aboard the USS Shreveport LPD-12. He was honorably discharged on April 8, 1977 in New Orleans, Louisiana receiving the National Defense Service Medal. He remained in the Reserves until being discharged on May 13, 1979. Joe was united in marriage on July 3, 1976 at the Milton United Methodist Church in Milton, Kentucky to Janice Louise Persell. This happy union of 47 years was blessed with sons, Brian and Travis and Joe was blessed with a step daughter, Tina. Joe had many jobs throughout his career and retired from the Jefferson Proving Ground where he worked security and with the fire safety team. He was baptized at the First Christian Church in downtown Madison and held membership in the Milford Masonic Lodge No. 158 in Milton, Kentucky and the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion. He loved hydroplane racing, avid UK Basketball fan, NASCAR, the Madison Regatta, hunting, fishing and being with his family. Joe died on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at 6:45 a.m. at the Hillcrest Village in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Joe will be missed by his loving wife of 47 years, Janice Louise Persell Johnson of Hanover, Indiana; his loving sons, Brian Johnson and his wife, Ashleigh of Trail Creek, Indiana and Travis Johnson and his fiancee, Katrina Adams of Lexington, Indiana; his loving step-daughter, Tina Buchanan of Madison, Indiana; his granddaughter, Brooke Wood and her husband, Aaron; his great grandchildren, Xavier and Caleb Wood; his brother, Dave Johnson and his companion, Barbara Lowrance of Madison, Indiana; his aunt, Janet Vest Braley of Madison, Indiana; several other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Franklin Theodore Johnson, died June 13, 1984; his mother, Leona Parker Johnson Higgins, died January 6, 2018; his infant sister, Ruth Jane Johnson, died August 16, 1956; his half brothers, Kenneth Wayne Johnson, died January 19, 2013 and Michael Allen Johnson, died February 25, 1985 and his sister in law, Jean Johnson, died June 11, 2020. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, March 14, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., by Pastor Jeremy Dickey at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MASONIC SERVICEThe Milford Masonic Lodge No. 158 F. & A.M. will hold a Masonic service on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre. MILITARY HONORSA final salute with military honors will be provided by the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to Wounded Warriors or the Alzheimer's Association. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com. Place An Online Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Joseph "Joe" Michael Johnson, please click here to visit our sympathy store.