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Randy L. Johnson

Mr. Randy L. Johnson, 57, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away Thursday, November 1, 2007 at 11:00 P.M. at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.

He was born October 31, 1950 in LaHarpe, the son of Eugene and Betty George Johnson. On December 8, 1973 he married Sandy Wardell in Macomb, Illinois.

He was a lifelong resident of LaHarpe and a graduate of LaHarpe High School. He attended Carl Sandburg College. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, having served in the US Navy from 1968 - 1972. He worked as an electrician at American Ordinance for 21 years. He was a member of the LaHarpe American Legion Post 301and enjoyed deer hunting and woodworking.

He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Tina Marie (Jimmy) Parsano of LaHarpe and Katie Lynn (Ben Tripp) Johnson of Carthage, Illinois, two grandchildren, Colton Smith and Keith Hunter Blythe, his parents, Gene and Betty Johnson of LaHarpe, four brothers, Roger (Mary Ann) Johnson and Rex (Debbie) Johnson all of LaHarpe and Ricky (Debbie) Johnson and Ronnie (Traci) Johnson all of Carthage and three sisters, Rita Bennett and Rhonda (Delbert) Kreps all of LaHarpe and Renee (Dickie) Goff of Biggsville, Illinois and many nieces and nephews.

Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at Banks & Beals Funeral Home in LaHarpe with Rev. Bruce Goettsche officiating. Burial, with Military Rites, will be in the LaHarpe Cemetery. Friends may call after2:00 P.M. Monday at the funeral home, where the family will meet with friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. A memorial fund has been established for the LaHarpe American Legion Post 301 or the Adult Leukemia Transplant Center on the 7th Floor at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics. Send a condolence here.

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