Elder Horace Greeley Johnson

Published 6:00 am Thursday, March 5, 2009

Services for Elder Horace Greeley Johnson, of Natchez, are 11a.m. Saturday, March 7, at Hickory Block United Methodist Church inUnion Church with burial in the church cemetery.

Visitation is Friday from 1 until 6 p.m. at WilliamsMortuary.

Mr. Johnson, 87, died March 2, 2009, at Adams County NursingHome. He was born in Union Church on March 31, 1921, to HenryJohnson and Rosena Bailey.

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He was a retired logger. Mr. Johnson was a World War IIveteran.

Preceding him in death were his parents; his sisters, MaryBailey, Christine Clark, Gurlie Ford, Rosella Ford, Hattie Devaul,Lessie Green and Louvenia Windfield; her brothers, Clem Ford, ClayFord, Willie Ford and William Ford Jr.

Survivors are a son, Eddie Young, of Natchez; a daughter,Christina Rowan, of Fayette, a brother, Marshall Ford, of UnionChurch; his five grandchildren; his seven great-grandchildren; anda host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.