Hastings resident Johnny R. Johnson, 72, passed away Thursday, September 5, 2024, at CHI Health Nebraska Heart Hospital, Lincoln, NE.

 

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 14, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Rev. Rosalie Smith Anderson officiating. The burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. with the family present 5-7 p.m. Friday, September 13, at the funeral home, and one hour before the service at the church. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be established at a later date. The service will be live-streamed on Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home’s website. To view the service, go to Johnny’s obituary and click the play button shown towards the bottom of the page. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.lbvfh.com. Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home & Cremation Center is serving the family.

 

Johnny was born November 24, 1951, in Jefferson, TX to Revis and Ever B. (Crenshaw) Johnson. He graduated from Jefferson High School. Johnny married Christine Threadgill on July 11, 1986; she preceded him in death on November 12, 2022. He worked at Metz Bakery for 27 years. Johnny was a member of Pentecostal Temple.

 

Johnny was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Christine Johnson; and brothers and sisters, Revis Johnson, Jr., Travis Johnson, Rufus Johnson, Artis Johnson, Pearl Jones, L.V. Florence, Sammie Moore, and Lee Helen Stevens.

 

SURVIVORS:

Children: Patricia A. Freeman (Bobby Sr.)

Dr. Jacqueline D. White

Frederick B. Threadgill

James A. Threadgill Sr.

 

Grandchildren: Banardi Threadgill

Bobby Freeman Jr. (Jordan)

Shanika Freeman (Brent)

Nathaniel White

Ebony Threadgill

Christopher Threadgill

Justin Yelverton

James Threadgill Jr.

Brian Armstrong

Roderick Armstrong

Michael Rigsby

 

Great-Grandchildren: Delilah

Brea

Ellis

Claire

Dorothy

Mary

Elijah

Samiyah

James

Brooklyn

Bryson

Londyn

 

Brothers: Calvin Johnson

Jimmie Matthews