Benjamin "Ben" Johnson

Benjamin Lee “Ben” Johnson, age 85, of Magnolia, passed away, Sunday, December 19, 2021, at his residence.

He retired from LG&E after 42 ½ years and loved fishing and picking blackberries.

Ben was preceded in death by his parents, Arvel and Fannie Fields Johnson; a sister, Barbara Coleman; three brothers, Chester, Len “Inky” and Laron Johnson.

He is survived by his wife, Geraldine Johnson; a daughter, Sheila (Charles) Pendleton of Magnolia; two sons, Phillip (Sandy) Johnson of Cape Coral, Florida and Duncan (Mary) Johnson of Magnolia; a sister, Mary Anne Johnson; three brothers, Keen, Dwight and Harry Lee Johnson; eight grandchildren, Philana, Sarah, Carrie, Jeremiah, Nathaniel, Eddie, Terry, Benjamin, and 12 great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, December 23, at Dixon-Rogers Funeral Home with Bro. Mark Terrance officiating. Internment will follow in Mt. Zion Church Cemetery.

Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and after 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

The family has asked for donations to be made to Gideons International P.O. Box 25, Hodgenville, KY 42748 or Hosparus of Central Kentucky. 105 Deicks Drive, Elizabethtown, KY 42701

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