Johnson, Audie Leon

Graveside services for Audie Leon Johnson, 80, of 
Longview will be 11 a.m. Monday, February 5, 2007, 
at Lakeview Memorial Gardens in Longview with 
Minister Ritchie Hamm officiating. Services are 
under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of 
Longview. Mr. Johnson passed away Friday in a local 
nursing home. The family will receive friends from 
2-4 p.m. today at the funeral home. Audie was born 
October 30, 1926, in Daingerfield, Texas, to Carl 
and Nona Johnson. After high school, he proudly 
served his country in the United States Navy during 
World War II. He was a barber for many years in 
Longview and eventually went to work for Bass 
Chevrolet, where he retired as the finance manager. 
He was preceded in death by two brothers. Survivors 
include his wife of 54 years, Etta Johnson of 
Longview; his children and their spouses, Denise and 
Ray Pardue of Baton Rouge, La., Mike and Linda 
Johnson of Longview, Linda and Dick Pickell of 
Rockport, Rodney Weathermon of Lake O' the Pines, Al 
Johnson of Longview and Annette McBride of White Oak; 
sister, Helen Petty; sister-in-law, Dot Johnson; 14 
grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. A 
memorial guestbook may be signed at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 2/4/2007.