Virgil Johnson

Virgil Leo Johnson, 89, died October 27, 2009. Born February 16, 1920 in Hot Springs, Arkansas to Mack and Clemmie Howard Johnson, he retired from 3M Company after 38 years of service. Leo was a member of Westover Hills Presbyterian Church, served as Elder and Deacon at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, and was active in the Little Rock and State Chambers of Commerce, Air Force Community Council and other business and civic organizations while at 3M. He was a 33rd degree Scottish Rite Mason, Past Potentate of Scimitar Shrine Temple and a member of the Royal Order of Jesters Court 12. He was Chairman of the Shrine Circus for many years, emeritus representative to the annual Shrine Imperial Session and past President of the Board of Directors of Presbyterian Village.
Leo served in the U.S. Coast Guard in the South Pacific during World War II. He enjoyed duck hunting, fishing, golf, travel and water sports. He loved to get together with his family who were very special to him.
He enjoyed a long, happy marriage of 62 years with his wife, Lois Johnson, who survives him. Also surviving are two daughters, Gale Hovell (Bill) and Debra Grigsby (Raiford); son, Allen Johnson; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be this evening, Wednesday, October 28 from 5-7 p.m. at Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Ct. (NW corner I-630 and Barrow Rd.), Little Rock. Graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m., Thursday at Forest Hills Memorial Park, followed at 3:00 p.m. by a service at Westover Hills Presbyterian Church, 6400 Richard B. Hardie Dr., Little Rock, officiated by Dr. Debbie Freeman. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Children, c/o Scimitar Shriners, #1 Scimitar Circle, Little Rock, AR 72209 or Westover Hills Presbyterian Church.
Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home, (501)224-2200. Please sign Mr. Johnson's online guestbook at www.littlerockfuneralhome.com