Royce Russell Johnson was an Owner/Operator- R.R. Johnson Excavating Company.
3 "William Henry Johnson (third child of Reuben Johnson & Mary Pinkerton) owned a dairy farm in Cumberland, Maryland on Willowbrook Road. Grandpap traded his land, which presently houses the Cumberland Country Club, for the Oliver Farm. The deed is in the Cumberland courthouse."
Quote from Grandpap: "We are related to the good, bad, and the indifferent."
August 20, 2010
Royce Russell Johnson [Ellerslie]
Cumberland Times-News
- ELLERSLIE - Royce Russell Johnson, 85, of Ellerslie, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010, at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center.
Born Jan. 4, 1925 in Cumberland, Mr. Johnson was the son of the late Harry Homer Johnson and Grace Laura (Sellers) Johnson. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Ruth McElfish and Margaret Reid; a brother, William H. Johnson; and a son, Thomas Woods.
Royce was owner/operator of R.R. Johnson Excavating Company and a member of the Trinity Assembly of God Church. He was also a member in the following organizations, Past Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons of Maryland; the General Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons International; the Queen City Lodge 131 A.F.&A.M., Cumberland; Past High Priest of the Salem Chapter 18; Royal Arch Masons, Cumberland; Past Thrice Illustrious Master of Salem Council 11, Royal and Select Masters, Cumberland; Past Eminent Commander of Antioch Commandary 6 Knights Templar, Cumberland; Super-Excellent Master Memorial of York Council 23, Royal and Select Masters, Camp Springs; the Knights Masons Council 9 of Maryland; the York Rite College of Maryland; the Masonic Temple Board, Cumberland; and the 4-H All Stars.
Royce is survived by his wife of 48 years, Constance “Connie” I. Johnson; his daughters, Cynthia Kelley and her husband, William, Berlin, Pa., Linda Bailey and her husband, Steve, Blue Ridge, Va. and Debbie Wilt and her husband, Charles, Cumberland; his sister, Edna Mae Fenlaw and his brother, Harry Johnson and his wife, Mary, all of Richardson, Texas. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Ross Knotts Jr., and his wife, Amy, Krista Cochran and her husband, Ron, Chris Miller and her husband, Dean and Tammy Watkins and her husband, Eric; his great-grandchildren, Haley, Joshua, Benjamin, and Dakota Knotts, Eliza and Abbi Cochran and Connor Watkins; his sisters-in-law, Rebecca Wagner and her husband, Gerald, Cumberland and Marjorie Johnson of Louisiana; his brother-in-law, Tex Reid of Texas; and a special niece, Tisa Bussard and her husband, Sam.
Friends will be received at the Adams Family Funeral Home, P.A., 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, (www.AdamsFamilyFuneralHome.com) on Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The Queen City Lodge 131 A.F.&A.M., will conduct a service at 7:30 p.m.
A funeral service will be conducted at the funeral home on Monday, Aug. 23, 2010 at 10 a.m. with his niece, Pastor Janet J. Kraatz a August 20, 2010
Royce Russell Johnson [Ellerslie]
Cumberland Times-News
- ELLERSLIE - Royce Russell Johnson, 85, of Ellerslie, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010, at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center.
Born Jan. 4, 1925 in Cumberland, Mr. Johnson was the son of the late Harry Homer Johnson and Grace Laura (Sellers) Johnson. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Ruth McElfish and Margaret Reid; a brother, William H. Johnson; and a son, Thomas Woods.
Royce was owner/operator of R.R. Johnson Excavating Company and a member of the Trinity Assembly of God Church. He was also a member in the following organizations, Past Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons of Maryland; the General Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons International; the Queen City Lodge 131 A.F.&A.M., Cumberland; Past High Priest of the Salem Chapter 18; Royal Arch Masons, Cumberland; Past Thrice Illustrious Master of Salem Council 11, Royal and Select Masters, Cumberland; Past Eminent Commander of Antioch Commandary 6 Knights Templar, Cumberland; Super-Excellent Master Memorial of York Council 23, Royal and Select Masters, Camp Springs; the Knights Masons Council 9 of Maryland; the York Rite College of Maryland; the Masonic Temple Board, Cumberland; and the 4-H All Stars.
Royce is survived by his wife of 48 years, Constance “Connie” I. Johnson; his daughters, Cynthia Kelley and her husband, William, Berlin, Pa., Linda Bailey and her husband, Steve, Blue Ridge, Va. and Debbie Wilt and her husband, Charles, Cumberland; his sister, Edna Mae Fenlaw and his brother, Harry Johnson and his wife, Mary, all of Richardson, Texas. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Ross Knotts Jr., and his wife, Amy, Krista Cochran and her husband, Ron, Chris Miller and her husband, Dean and Tammy Watkins and her husband, Eric; his great-grandchildren, Haley, Joshua, Benjamin, and Dakota Knotts, Eliza and Abbi Cochran and Connor Watkins; his sisters-in-law, Rebecca Wagner and her husband, Gerald, Cumberland and Marjorie Johnson of Louisiana; his brother-in-law, Tex Reid of Texas; and a special niece, Tisa Bussard and her husband, Sam.
Friends will be received at the Adams Family Funeral Home, P.A., 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, (www.AdamsFamilyFuneralHome.com) on Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The Queen City Lodge 131 A.F.&A.M., will conduct a service at 7:30 p.m.
A funeral service will be conducted at the funeral home on Monday, Aug. 23, 2010 at 10 a.m. with his niece, Pastor Janet J. Kraatz and the Rev. Gerald Wagner officiating.
Interment will be in Saint Luke’s Lutheran Cemetery.