Henry C. Johnson, III

Henry C. Johnson III, 78 of Camp Verde died September 30. He was born June 19, 1928 in Warwick, Rhode Island, the son of Henry C. Johnson, Jr and Alice V. Walker. He was a graduate of North Kingston High School. Mr. Johnson was a veteran of the Army during the Korean War, serving with the 27TH Infantry and the 430th Engineer Construction Battalion, Tropical Lighting. He was awarded the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star and several other citations. He was an accomplished horseman, hunter and an award winning chicken breeder. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Ruth Wood. Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife of 55 years Gloria B. Johnson; two sons Henry C. Johnson IV (and wife Mikki) of Camp Verde and Roger D. Johnson of Rimrock; two daughters, Jennifer A. Clark (and husband Michael) of Kingman and Jill Audrey Stephens (and husband Chad) of Bellingham, Washington; two brothers, David D. Johnson (and wife Elaine) and Russell Johnson (and wife Shirley), all of North Kingston, Rhode Island; a sister Bernice Pucella of North Kingston, Rhode Island and a nephew James Johnson (and wife Lisa and two children Russell Henry and Jeffrey James) of Camp Verde. . A graveside service will be held on Thursday, October 5 in the Valley View Cemetery at 10 AM. Donations in his memory may be made to Northern Arizona Hospice, 269 S. Candy Lane, Cottonwood, AZ 86326 An online guestbook is available at www.westcottfuneralhome.com