The McDougald Funeral Home2211 North Main StreetAnderson, SC 29621864-224-4343OBITUARY JOHN JOHNSON January 31, 1938 - May 6, 2009ANDERSON, SCJohn Edson Johnson, age 71, husband of Barbara May Slate Johnson of 214 Rhodehaven Drive, died Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at the AnMed Health Medical Center.Born in Syracuse, NY on January 31, 1938, Mr. Johnson was a son of the late John Edgar Johnson and Bertha Congdon Johnson. He was a graduate of Baldwinsville High School in New York. He was a longtime resident of Beloit, Wisconsin where he had worked as a draftsman with the Beloit Corporation for 28 years. He was an avid coin collector and a collector of vintage automobiles. Survivors include his wife, Barbara May Slate Johnson of the home; sons, Derrick Johnson and his wife, Andrea of Orange, CA and Duane Johnson of Beloit, WI; daughter, Korin Johnson of Beloit, WS; brothers, Darold and David Johnson of North Carolina and Dennis Johnson of Indiana; sister, Debbie Root of New York; three grandchildren, Meredith Johnson, Ryan Johnson and Elizabeth Johnson.In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a brother, Douglas Johnson; sisters, Marjorie Ferguson and Barbara Froit and a great-granddaughter, Giana Carter.A Memorial Service will be held at a later date in Warners, NY.A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visitingwww.mcdougaldfuneralhome.comThe McDougald Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.