Raymond Vernon Johnson, 84 of Mechanicsville, MD, passed away January 26, 2015 at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. surrounded by his loving family. Born on August 9, 1930, he was the sixth child of nine born at his home in Oraville, MD to the late Francis Vernon Johnson and Annie Myrtle Williams Johnson. Raymond was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County. He attended St. Joseph’s School in Morganza, MD. As a young child he suffered a childhood illness in which he was not expected to survive. In the early 1950’s he went to work at the Federal Ordnance where he tested rockets for the Korean War Conflict. On December 2, 1955, he married his beloved wife, Mary Eleanor Tippett Johnson at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Together they celebrated 59 wonderful years of marriage together. He spent the next 53 years working as a carpenter, building custom homes until his retirement in 2000. His hobbies included hunting, fishing, dancing, playing cards, slot machines, listening to Bluegrass and old country music. He enjoyed old farm equipment steam engines. He also loved animals and had a unique way with all kinds. However, his greatest love was for his family and friends, […]
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