Published: May 08, 2008 07:24 am            

Roger Johnson

Roger Dale Johnson, of Maple Street, Burnside, passed away Monday, May 5, 2008, at his residence. He was 54.

Roger was born in Somerset on March 20, 1954, to the late Eugene and Helen Campbell Wiles. He was a former deputy coroner and a former member of the Ferguson City Fire Department, of which he was named Firefighter of the Year in 1991. He was an instructor and trainer for the American Red Cross, of which he was given an Excellence In Achievement award in 1994. He was a licensed pilot. Roger was the founder and owner of Southern Paranormal Research.

Roger is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his sisters, Laurie (and Colin) Nichols, of Jefferson City, Mo., and Joanna Wilcox, of Lawrenceville, Ga.; his brother, David Wiles, of Youngstown, Ohio; his uncle, Bill Campbell, of Somerset; a niece, Jennifer Wiles; a nephew, Collier Nichols; and many friends and colleagues.

Funeral services for Roger Dale Johnson will be held at 11 a.m. today (Friday), May 9, 2008, at the chapel of Somerset Undertaking & Crematory with Bro. J.S. New officiating. Interment will follow in the Mill Springs National Cemetery in Nancy.

Roger’s family received friends Thursday evening, May 8, 2008, after 5 p.m. at the funeral home chapel. The chapel will be open as well from 8 a.m. this morning (Friday morning) until time for funeral services.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at :

www.somersetundertaking.com.

        

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