Friday, March 09, 2012

Carmack "Mack" Johnson
(January 30, 1925 - February 25, 2012)

Mr. Carmack “Mack” Johnson was born on Friday, January 30, 1925, son of the late David Y. and Pearlie M. Tummins Johnson. He died Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, AR, at the age of 87 years and 26 days. Mr. Johnson was born in Amagon, Ark., and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann and was formerly of Lepanto. He was a former employee of Hytrol Corp., the Singer Company and door greeter at Wal-Mart in Trumann, member of the Trumann Lions Club and was a deacon of the First Assembly of God in Trumann. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nellie Muriel Brown Johnson in 2004, infant daughter, Rosemary Johnson, two sisters, two brothers, son-in-law, Donald Hooker, and his parents.

Survivors include two daughters, Carnell Hooker of Trumann, and Louise Scrivener of Wichita, KS.; two sisters, Iowa Rainey of Owensboro, Ky., and Elese Price of Tyronza; one granddaughter, Tara Hooker Story and husband Tony and one great-granddaughter, Darby Hannah Story.

Funeral service will be Tuesday morning at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel of Thompson Funeral Home with Rev. Kenneth Doke and Rev. Fred Willbanks Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in the Potters Memorial Cemetery in Lepanto, Ark.

Active pallbearers will be Floyd Inzer, Ronnie Maxwell, Kenny Maxwell, Taylor Morgan, Jeremy Ferguson and Jackie Smith. Honorary pallbearers will be the members of the Trumann Lions Club, nephews, Jerry Lowery, Marvin Vaughn and Edward Hargrove.

Visitation will be Monday evening from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home in Trumann.

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