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MERCERSBURG, Pa. - Quay A. Johnson, 81, of Little Cove Road, died
Monday, July 25, 2005, at Washington County Hospital.
Born June 15, 1924, in Hancock, he was the son of the late Richard
and Goldie Younker Johnson.
He was employed by PennDOT as a heavy equipment operator.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army. He
received a Purple Heart.
His memberships included Clarence Armstrong VFW Post 6241 and
American Legion Post 517, both in Mercersburg; Improved Order of Red
Men Conococheague Tribe 84 in Williamsport; Fort Loudon American
Legion Post 606; and Military Order of The Purple Heart.
He is survived by his wife, LaRue S. Fritz Johnson, whom he married
April 10, 1943; one son, Ronald A. Johnson of Mercersburg; one
sister, Fern Andrews of Delaware; one granddaughter; two
great-grandsons; and a number of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by one sister, Mae Weller; and four
brothers, Elmo Johnson, Elwood Johnson, Glen Johnson and Henry
Johnson.
Services will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at Grove Funeral Home, Hancock.
The Revs. Alen Reed and Harry Strite will officiate. Burial will be
in Little Cove Methodist Cemetery, Mercersburg, with military
graveside rites conducted by Tri-State Honor Guard.
The family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the
funeral home, which will open at 2 p.m.
The Herald-Mail, (Hagerstown,
MD) - Wednesday, July 27, 2005 |
(courtesy of John Tosten)
Grave markers for Quay A. Johnson in the Little Cove
Methodist Church Cemetery, Mercersburg (Franklin county),
Pennsylvania.
Quay enlisted in the
Army at Harrisburg, PA on 8 April 1943 and served in Company H,
508tth.
He was seriously
wounded in action on 25 June 44 and evacuated to a field hospital.
He did nor return to the regiment. |
