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Funeral services for John Thurman Johnson, 85, of Smithville, were held Dec. 16 at High Funeral Home’s chapel. Dwight Knowles and Roland Sharp officiated with burial following in Jefferson Cemetery in DeKalb County.   
Mr. Johnson passed away Dec. 13 at River Park Hospital, McMinnville due to an extended illness. He was a self-employed nurseryman, farmer and carpenter and was affiliated with Mt. Hope Baptist Church. 
 He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Hazel Jones Johnson and parents, Andrew and Rebecca Malone Johnson.
Survivors include his two daughters and son-in-law, Jamie and Charlie Adams, of McMinnville, and Virginia Reed, of McMinnville; grandchildren, Kim (Steve) Dykes, of McMinnville, Kent (Betty) Perry, of McMinnville, Tony Rigsby, of McMinnville, and Kristi Davis, of McMinnville; step-grandchildren, Charlie (Kelli) Adams, of McMinnville, and Cherri (Randy) Taylor, of McMinnville; and six great-grandchildren.
High Funeral Home, McMinnville, was in charge of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
December 21, 2011