Robert Johnson

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Robert Paul Johnson, 53, of Sikeston died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2002, at Clearview Nursing Center.

He was born Sept. 3, 1948, in Mississippi County, son of Tom and Clara Loretta Hale Johnson. He and Paula Thurman Meeks were married March 13, 1968.

Johnson lived in Scott and Mississippi counties most of his life. He was a welder with Dry Docks in St. Louis until becoming disabled in 1968.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Patricia Groves of Bertrand, Mo., Bobbie Woods of East Prairie, Mo.; two brothers, Ray Johnson of Painton, Mo., Jasper Johnson of Kankakee, Ill.; three sisters, Evelyn Miller of Charleston, Mo., Wihelma Burk of Foristell, Mo., Barbara Figliolo of Festus, Mo.; and five grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a grandson, five brothers, and a sister.

Friends may call at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston after 10 a.m. Saturday.

Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. The Rev. Loy Miller will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery near Charleston.