Raymond E Johnson

Raymond Ernest Johnson, son of the late William Dewey and Gertrude (Jones) Johnson, was born on October 14, 1945 in Long Beach, California, and departed this life on September 15, 2016 at Buffalo Prairie Care Center in Buffalo, Missouri. He was 70 years, 11 months, and 1 day of age.
Raymond was raised in Long Beach and graduated high school in Wilmington, California in 1963. He married Linda M. Acevedo on December 23, 1965 in Los Angeles, California. Three children were born to this union: William, Heather, and Summer.
Raymond loved hunting, fishing, bird watching, and spending time outside. He also loved playing his guitar and singing.
He worked for many years for GE in Springfield, Missouri. Raymond also served his country in the Army during the Vietnam War as a helicopter crew chief.
Raymond was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by one son: William Johnson of Springfield, Missouri; two daughters: Heather McKee and her husband, Scott, and Summer Jarrett and her husband, Mark, all of Mountain Grove, Missouri; one brother: Robert Johnson of Springfield, Missouri; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and other relatives and friends who will greatly miss him.