Obituary of Virgil M. Johnson

untitled1 Visitation Monday, November 2, 2009 5-8 PM Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home Funeral Service Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11 AM Funeral Home Burial Buckhannon Memorial Park Virgil M. Johnson Virgil M. Johnson, age 93, of Buckhannon, WV died Saturday, October 31, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Buckhannon. He was born March 25, 1916 at Holly Grove, WV a son of the late Willard K. and Bessie Hardway Johnson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by five brothers, Leo, Roscoe, Otha, Warren and Johnnie Johnson; and three sisters, Geraldine Myers, Hazel Marsh and his twin sister, Virgie Clark. On March 1, 1946 he married Vesta Carpenter who survives. Also surviving are one daughter, Janice Carlyle and husband Don of Buckhannon; two sons, Rex Johnson and wife Beverly of Cumberland, MD and Leonard Johnson and wife Vickie of Volga, WV; two grandsons, Ashley Carlyle and girl friend Christina of Greenville, NC and Dustin Carlyle and wife Desiree of Milton, WV; one great granddaughter, Rylen Carlyle of Milton; and his beloved cat Pokey at home. He had been a mechanic at Liston’s Garage and retired as a custodian from the Upshur County Board of Education. He served in the Army during WW II and was a member of the French Creek Chapter # 36 DAV. Friends will be received at the Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home Monday, November 2, 2009 from 5-8 PM. Funeral services will be held 11 AM Tuesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Donald Butcher officiating. Burial will follow in the Buckhannon Memorial Park. Buckhannon VFW Post # 3663, Frank B. Bartlett Post # 7 American Legion, DAV Chapters # 5 & # 36 will conduct Military Honors at the graveside. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.polingstclair.com. Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.