Mr. Harold Cooper “Harry” Johnson, age 91, of Trion, GA, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2013, at Redmond Regional Medical Center.
 
Mr. Johnson was born June 13, 1922, in Lincoln, Nebraska.  He was a gunsmith and owned and operated his own gunsmith shop.  He was a member of the Lyerly United Methodist Church and a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps.  He was also a member of the VFW, the Summerville Senior Center, and the National Rifle Association.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Oscar “Teeny” Johnson, and a sister, Betty Jane Johnson.
 
Survivors include his wife, Gwen Johnson of Trion, GA; sons and daughter-in-law, Ron and Teri Johnson of Ponce Inlet, FL, Rayburn and Jo Ann Mitchell of Lyerly, GA; Step-daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and Phillip Smith of Centre, AL; and a niece, Karen Johnson Blazo.
 
Funeral services for Mr. Johnson will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, July 18, 2013, from the Chapel of the Mason Funeral Home with Rev. Marshall Bryan officiating.  Interment will follow at the Chattanooga National Cemetery.  Honorary Pallbearers will be all personal friends.
 
Mr. Johnson will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 12:00 Noon until the funeral hour on Thursday.
 
Mason Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.