Edgar Johnson, 86, Ottawa, a native of Osawatomie, died Wednesday, June 21, 2006, in Richmond Healthcare Center.

He was born May 25, 1920, in Osawatomie, the son of Louis M. and Cordie Alice Beck Johnson. He grew up in Osawatomie and was a 1938 graduate of Osawatomie High School.

In 1941 he moved to Little Rock, Ark. After serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, he returned to Osawatomie. He moved to Paola in 1953; to Princeton in 1975; and to Ottawa in 1985.

On Jan. 17, 1941, he and Miriam B. Potter were married in Osawatomie. She preceded him in death Oct. 4, 2005.

Mr. Johnson was a dairy farmer for 25 years and earlier worked as a switchman for Missouri-Pacific Railroad. He had also worked for the United States Postal Service in Osawatomie for a short time.

He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Osawatomie and Warren Black Post No. 60 of the American Legion in Ottawa.

Others preceding him in death were six brothers and four sisters.

Survivors include a son, Rick Johnson of Greeley; a daughter, Loretta Edwards of Garnett; and five grandchildren.

Inurnment services were Friday in the Osawatomie Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Midland Hospice in care of Dengel and Son Mortuary, 235 S. Hickory, Ottawa, KS 66067.