Ross Johnson Obituary

JOHNSON, III, Ross KISSIMMEE, FL - Mr. Ross "Sonny" Alvin Johnson, III, husband of Sandy Johnson, died Tuesday, in Kissimmee, FL, after a 13 year battle with cancer. He was 59. Mr. Johnson was born in Charlotte, NC, August 8, 1946, a son of Lucy Johnson Cooler, and the late Ross Johnson, Jr. After graduation from Jacksonville State University in Alabama, Ross served a tour of duty in Vietnam as a helicopter crew chief and earned a purple heart for wounds received in combat. He was Supply Chain Director at Osceola Regional Medical Center and served for three years on the Materials Management Advisory Board for Health Trust Purchasing Group, part of HCA in Nashville, TN. He was actively involved with the Boys and Girls Club of Central Florida Osceola Branch as football coach and mentor from 1975-1980. Mr. Johnson was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Kissimmee, and also attended Bethlehem Baptist Church in Round O. Surviving, besides his wife of 30 years, and his mother are, one daughter, Jennifer J. Sullivan; two sons, Stephen Johnson and Jeffrey Johnson and wife Elizabeth. There are four grandchildren, Madeline, Caleb, Morgan, and Emma. Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 11 a.m., in the Ackerman Family Cemetery in Round O. Visitation will be held Monday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Parker-Rhoden Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Boys and Girls Club or to the American Cancer Society. PARKER-RHODEN FUNERAL HOME, 117 Paul Street in Walterboro, is in charge of arrangements. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.