Lillie Johnson

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Lillie Marie Johnson, 75, of Marble Hill died Sunday, Nov. 9, 2003, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

She was born March 13, 1928, daughter of Jesse and Gussie Kellerman Barks. She and Arvie "Buck" Johnson were married April 10, 1945.

Johnson and her husband were owners of Johnson's Five and 10 store in Marble Hill for 30 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Marble Hill.

Survivors include her husband; a son, Randy Johnson of Marble Hill; four daughters, Brenda Underwood of Bardwell, Ky., Sandra Estes and Rhonda Johnson of Marble Hill, and Susie Stallings of Pocahontas; a sister, Florence Mills of Glenallen, Mo.; 16 grandchildren, five step-grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.

Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. today at the Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. The Rev. Fred Ritter will officiate, with burial at the Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery near Marble Hill.