Born 1938;
Died May 3, 2016;
VW-1 1958-59 TE-1;
Charles Lee Johnson, 77, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at the Mountain View Regional Medical Center in Norton, Virginia. He was of the Christian Faith, a U.S. Navy Veteran, and a member of the Coeburn VFW Post #8652, was District 12 Commander of the VFW for 3 years and was a member of the Moose Lodge. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Susan Florence McConnell Johnson. Surviving are son, Charles Francis Johnson and wife Melanie of Ingram Suffolk, England; two daughters, Barbara Lynn Johnson of Graham, Washington and Beverly Ann Lewis and husband Darrel of Kent, Washington; three grandchildren, Desiree Johnson, Charles Headland and Hunter Lewis; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Betty J. Fleenor and husband Lawrence of Big Stone Gap, VA and Lois A. Smith of Coeburn, VA; two nephews, James H. Fleenor and Steven Lee Fleenor; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services for Charles Lee Johnson will be conducted at 7:00 P.M. Thursday, May 5, 2016 at the Sturgill Funeral Home Chapel in Coeburn, VA with Rev. Ronnie Mutter officiating. Family will receive friends from 5:30 P.M. till time of services at 7:00 P.M. Thursday, May 5, 2016 at the Sturgill Funeral Home in Coeburn, VA. Graveside committal services and burial with Military Rites will be held by the U.S. Navy Funeral Honors and the Local VFW at 11:00 A.M. Friday, May 6, 2016 in the Greenwood Acres Cemetery in Coeburn, VA. Family and friends will meet at 10:30 A.M. Friday at the funeral home to go to the cemetery in procession. Please visit www.sturgillfuneral.com to leave online condolences for the family.
Sturgill Funeral Home 310 6th Street Coeburn, VA 24230 is in charge of arrangements.