Wesley Johnson

July 26, 1944 - January 16, 2006

Wesley L. Johnson, 61, formerly of Jamestown, died at 3:00 A.M. Sunday (Jan. 15, 2006) in the Snyder Memorial Home, Marienville, Pa. He was born July 26, 1944 in Jamestown, the son of Raymond L. and Genevieve Samuelson Johnson. A 1963 graduate of Jamestown High School, he had been employed as a pressman at the former Journal Press in Jamestown. Wesley had formerly been a volunteer with the Joint Neighborhood Project. He enjoyed studying the Civil War and the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, and he loved to fish and hunt. He is survived by his former wife, Deanna Adsit Johnson; a son, Mark J. Johnson and his wife Debra of Busti; a grandson, Hunter Wesley Johnson of Busti; a sister, Barbara Burkholder of Clymer; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. The funeral will be at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday in Powers, Present & Sixbey Funeral Home. The Rev. Gregory Hager, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church will officiate. Burial will be in Holland Cemetery, Clymer. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. today in the funeral home. Email condolences may be sent by visiting the website www.presentsixbeyfuneral.com.