Albert T. "Sonny" Johns' Obituary
MANTUA TWP. Albert T. "Sonny" Johns, 79 years of age, of Mantua Township, passed away Saturday April 4, 2009 at his residence. Mr. Johns was born in Cleveland, Ohio on March 6, 1930 the son of the late Melvin W. and Virginia (Updegrove) Johns. A resident of the Mantua area since 1955, he formerly lived in Aurora and was a graduate of Aurora High School. Mr. Johns was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict. Formerly employed at Hecky-Pollock in Garrettsville, he was a mechanic and worked in Ravenna for 16 years, retiring in 1990. He was a member of the Mantua-Center Christian Church. Sonny found great pleasure in building doll houses for his daughter and for his 3 loving granddaughters. On November 12, 1960 he married LaVerne (Mapes) Johns who survives at their home. Also surviving are his sons, Randy Johns of Chagrin Falls and Brian (Kelly) Johns of GarrettsA?ville; his daughter, Jacquelyn (Brad) Weideman of Stow and his granddaughters, Sabrina, Lyndsey and Lilly Johns. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Nancy and his brother, Robert Johns. Memorial visitation will be Wednesday, April 8, 2009, from 2:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. at the Green Family Funeral Home & Crematory Service in Mantua, where his memorial service will be Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 10:30 A.M. with the Rev. Kevin Horak officiating. Sonny will be laid to rest at Westlawn Cemetery in Mantua Township with full military honors. His obituary, personal video tribute and memorial service may be viewed online at www.greenfamilyfuneralhome.com $(document).ready(function(){ flowplayer("vidplyr1", "/tools/flowplayer/flowplayer-3.1.2.swf", { clip: { autoPlay: false, onStart: function(clip) { stopBGMusic(); } } }); });
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