Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Name“Wink” Winfred Leon JOHNSON 
20,3, Winfred Leon "Wink" Johnson,3, Kendall W. Johnson,470, Winfred Leon “Wink” Johnson
20,3, Winfred Leon "Wink" Johnson,3, Kendall W. Johnson,470, Winfred Leon “Wink” JohnsonBirthMay 6, 1919, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Winfred Leon "Wink" Johnson,470
DeathJan 12, 2006, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Winfred Leon "Wink" Johnson
BurialGilliam’s Primitive Baptist Church, NC 87 N, Elon, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Winfred Leon "Wink" Johnson
OccupationRetired From Daniel’s Construction (Part Of The Dome On Jefferson Memorial, Wash. DC )3, Winfred Leon "Wink" Johnson
ReligionMember Of Church Of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints3, Winfred Leon "Wink" Johnson
FlagsUS Navy, World War II
FatherWilliam Amick JOHNSON
MotherGrace Darlin LONG
Obituary Online notes for “Wink” Winfred Leon JOHNSON
1/13/2006
Winfred Leon "Wink" Johnson
GIBSONVILLE — Winfred Leon "Wink" Johnson , age 86, of 3723 Gilliam Church Road, died on Thursday, January 12, 2006, at the Hospice Home. He was a native of Alamance County and the husband of 54 years to Sylvia Ellen Patterson Johnson , who survives.
Wink retired from Daniel’s Construction Company, where he was part of the construction of the Dome on the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. Wink served as a Torpedoman’s Mate in the U.S. Navy during World War II improving the effectiveness of the torpedo for combat. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the 1st. Burlington Ward and he served as a counselor in the Bishopric and he was a High Priest. Wink enjoyed reading various types of books and spending time with his family.
Survivors include his wife, Sylvia Ellen Patterson Johnson of the home; daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia Johnson "PJ" Franklin and Roberta Johnson Helmsin, both of Wilmington, N.C., Linda Johnson Bell and her husband, James, of Burlington, Sheryl Johnson Long and her husband, Wayne, of Granmble, South Carolina; sons and daughters-in-law, Edward Lee "Bo" Johnson and his wife, Burgess, of Wilmington, N.C. and Kendall Wade Johnson and his wife, Tracey, of Gibsonville; 12 grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren; and a sister, Grace Allen Braxton of Mebane, N.C.
Wink was preceded in death by his parents, William Amick and Grace Darlin Long Johnson ; sisters, Sadie Davis, Christine Buckner and Edith Smith; brothers, Donald, Garland, Kenneth and Jake Johnson .
The funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 14, 2006 at 2 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1st. Burlington Ward by Bishop Mike Doyle, and the burial will follow at Gilliam’s Primitive Baptist Church cemetery.
The U.S. Navy will provide military honors at the graveside. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 this evening at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory, and other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care Center of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215.
Condolences may be sent to the family at info@lowefuneralhome.com 3, Winfred Leon "Wink" Johnson
Winfred Leon "Wink" Johnson
GIBSONVILLE — Winfred Leon "Wink" Johnson , age 86, of 3723 Gilliam Church Road, died on Thursday, January 12, 2006, at the Hospice Home. He was a native of Alamance County and the husband of 54 years to Sylvia Ellen Patterson Johnson , who survives.
Wink retired from Daniel’s Construction Company, where he was part of the construction of the Dome on the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. Wink served as a Torpedoman’s Mate in the U.S. Navy during World War II improving the effectiveness of the torpedo for combat. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the 1st. Burlington Ward and he served as a counselor in the Bishopric and he was a High Priest. Wink enjoyed reading various types of books and spending time with his family.
Survivors include his wife, Sylvia Ellen Patterson Johnson of the home; daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia Johnson "PJ" Franklin and Roberta Johnson Helmsin, both of Wilmington, N.C., Linda Johnson Bell and her husband, James, of Burlington, Sheryl Johnson Long and her husband, Wayne, of Granmble, South Carolina; sons and daughters-in-law, Edward Lee "Bo" Johnson and his wife, Burgess, of Wilmington, N.C. and Kendall Wade Johnson and his wife, Tracey, of Gibsonville; 12 grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren; and a sister, Grace Allen Braxton of Mebane, N.C.
Wink was preceded in death by his parents, William Amick and Grace Darlin Long Johnson ; sisters, Sadie Davis, Christine Buckner and Edith Smith; brothers, Donald, Garland, Kenneth and Jake Johnson .
The funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 14, 2006 at 2 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1st. Burlington Ward by Bishop Mike Doyle, and the burial will follow at Gilliam’s Primitive Baptist Church cemetery.
The U.S. Navy will provide military honors at the graveside. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 this evening at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory, and other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care Center of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215.
Condolences may be sent to the family at info@lowefuneralhome.com 3, Winfred Leon "Wink" Johnson