Carter County TN Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, William O, Jr. April 3, 2006
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Elizabethton Star April 6, 2006
William O. Johnson Jr.
COLUMBIA -- William O. Johnson Jr., 76, died Monday, April 3, 2006, in
Memphis.
Mr. Johnson was born in Hampton, Tenn., the son of Corine Lewis and William
O. Johnson Sr. After graduating from Hampton High School, he earned bachelor's
and master's degrees from East Tennessee State University. A veteran of the
Korean War, he served in the Counter Intelligence Corps of the U.S. Army.
Mr. Johnson began his career in education as a middle school teacher in
Lakeland, Fla. He was the first director of admissions and college records
appointed by the State of Tennessee on April 1, 1966, for the Community College
System of Tennessee as Columbia State Community College's first Director of
Admissions and Records.
During his tenure at Columbia State, he introduced technology for the
registration and admissions process and was responsible for putting all student
records on the computer system. He obtained federal approval for Columbia State
to enroll international students. He also served as the college's Veteran's
Administration contact for enrolling veterans.
Mr. Johnson retired from Columbia State in 1992. On January 30, 1997, the
original admissions and records office located in the Pryor Administration
Building was named in honor of Mr. Johnson.
Mr. Johnson served as president of the Columbia Rotary Club and was named a
Paul Harris Fellow. He was heavily involved in raising funds for Rotary's
PolioPlus program. He was also involved with Habitat for Humanity before his
illness.
He was preceded in death by his older brother, the Reverend Eugene Johnson.
He is survived by his loving wife of 34 years, Mollie Babcock Johnson;
three children, Sarah Lindemann of Collierville, Wendy Rotter of Memphis, and
Guy Tallent of Maplewood, N.J.; one brother, Stanford Johnson of Elizabethton;
and six grandchildren.
A visitation will be held in Columbia on Friday, April 7, from 3 to 5 p.m.
at St. Peter's Episcopal Church Parish Hall. Memorials be made to Columbia
State Community College, 1665 Hampshire Pk., Columbia, TN 38401; or the Rotary
Foundation, P.O. Box 724, Columbia, TN 38402; or the Alzheimer's Association of
Middle Tennessee, 4205 Hillsboro Pk., Suite 216, Nashville, TN 37215. Notes of
sympathy may be sent to the family at
www.oakesandnichols.com.
Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home, Columbia, Tenn., (931) 388-4711, is in charge
of local arrangements.
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