Gene Johnson

September 22, 1926 - September 14, 2017

Gene Johnson, 90, of Mt. Vernon, passed away at 3:08 p.m., Thursday, September 14, 2017, at Mt. Vernon Health Care Center in Mt. Vernon. He was born September 22, 1926, in Bluford, the son of Floyd and Gussie (Keen) Johnson. On January 24, 1948, in Osceola, Arkansas, he married Faye Harvey, and she survives in Mt. Vernon. He attended Center Grade School and graduated from Mt. Vernon Township High School. He was a member of Logan Street Baptist Church. In addition to his wife, Faye Johnson of Mt. Vernon, he is survived by two daughters, Marsha Gibbons and husband Grant of Odessa, Texas, and Pam Flota and husband Mark of Mt. Vernon; three grandchildren, Wesley Williams and wife Beth of Woodlawn and their children Zack Ashby, Macy Williams, and Libby Williams; Eric Williams and wife Nikki of Glen Carbon, and their children, Evan Williams and Nora Williams; and Melia Steffy and husband Jeff of Mt. Vernon, and their children, Londyn K. Steffy, Lake Steffy, and Garrik Steffy. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, J.D. Johnson; and one sister, Aleene Keele. Funeral Services for Mr. Johnson will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, September 18, 2017, at Osborn Funeral Home, with Marty Mills officiating. Burial will follow at Boyd Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until the hour of service, at the funeral home. Memorial gifts may be made to the Logan Street Baptist Church Building Fund, and will be accepted at the service, or by mail to the Osborn Funeral Home, P.O. Box 130, Dix, Illinois 62830. Online condolences may be made at www.osbornfuneral.com, or on the funeral home's Facebook page.