Service of Remembrance for Florence Ann Johnson, 95, of Lemmon, SD, will be Saturday, August 11, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at the Calvary Lutheran Church in Lemmon. Rev. Ken Miller will officiate and burial will follow at Greenhill Cemetery in Lemmon.

Casketbearers will be her grandchildren with the "bridge ladies" and all friends considered honorary bearers. A memorial has been established.

Florence passed away at the Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Mott, ND on Thursday, August 9, 2007.

Florence Ann Odell Johnson was born Feb. 16, 1912 at her parents homestead in the Selma community of Grant Co., ND. Her parents, William Perry and Inez Mae (Gregor) Odell were early day settlers in the area. In 1914 the family moved to eastern SD to farm near Winfred. There Florence attended her early grade school years. She finished her education at the Menz and Thunder Hawk schools after the family moved back to east Thunder Hawk, SD area in 1921. She graduated from Thunder Hawk High School in 1930 and then attended Dickinson (ND) Teachers College. She then taught school in rural Grant and Sioux Counties, in ND.


On Aug. 30, 1933 she was united in marriage in Lemmon, to Henry O. Johnson, a north Keldron area farmer. They began their life together on his farm. In 1935 and 1936 they moved to New Rockford, ND for a short time and in those dry years, also lived in Bellingham, Washington to find work. In 1938 they returned to their farm north of Keldron and raised their family there. She served on the Hanna School District Board, the Sioux Co. School Board and the Library Board, was involved in various farm organizations and was a member of the Hanna Rancherettes Homemakers Club.

In 1974 they semi-retired to their Shadehill Lake Cabin, wintering in Arizona. In 1980 they moved to Lemmon. She enjoyed working at Virginia's, a ladies clothing store in Lemmon, playing golf, bowling, gardening and playing bridge. She was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church and the CLCW. After Henry's passing she continued to live in Lemmon until Dec. 2005 when she entered the Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Mott. She passed away there early the morning of Aug. 9, 2007 at the age of 95 years, 5 months and 24 days.

She is survived by her children, Allan H. (Linda) Johnson, Wichita, KS, Edwin C. Johnson, Lemmon, Corbin L. (Suzie) Johnson, Morristown, SD, Gwen A. (Paul) Huffman, Lemmon and Kathy F. (Mark) Laberee, Waconia, MN, 20 grandchildren, 53 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren, one sister, Alice Main, Lemmon and numerous nieces and nephews.

Preceding Florence in death were her husband, Henry Johnson and one son, Alvon in infancy, a grandson Alvin and granddaughter, Judy and five brothers.