Obituary of Jimmy Johnson

Funeral services for Jimmy J. Johnson, 47, Sexton City Community near Overton will be at 10:00 am, Saturday, June 27, in the Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home Chapel, Overton. Burial will be in the Overton City Cemetery. Mr. Johnson died Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at his residence. He was born January 28, 1962 in Killeen to the late Lewis Johnson and Katheryn Stevens Johnson. He lived in the Overton and Henderson area most all his life and was the owner and operator of All East Texas Tree Service. Besides his father, he was preceded in death by a brother, Joey Johnson, September 23, 1983 and a sister, Pat Johnson in 1995. Survivors include his wife, Cindy Johnson of Sexton City; a son and daughter-in-law, Jimmy J. Johnson Jr. and Kaylee of Overton; a daughter and son-in-law, Mistee Johnson and John Holt; his mother and step-father, Katheryn and Fred Hamilton of Troup; three brothers, James Johnson of Troup, Ricky Sawyer of Arp, and Lewis Johnson of Atlanta; five sisters, Lisa Hierholzer of Laird Hill, Juanita Schafner of Overton, Judy Maxwell of Kilgore, Janice Johnson of Troup, and Carrie Johnson of Grand Prairie; a granddaughter, Heagan Holt and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Johnson, Jr., Josh Schafner, Bobby Hinton, Tim Hierholzer, Jeff Seagroves and Tom Tripp. Visitation will be from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm Friday, June 26 at the funeral home.