OBITUARY - CLARA ETTA JOHNSON Submitted by: Ken Palmer, lordofdarkness1970 at yahoo.com Source: "The Cowlitz County Advocate," 17 Sep 1953 MRS CLARA JOHNSON HERE 64 YEARS DIES Mrs. Clara Etta Johnson, 87, resident Of The Castle Rock community For 64 years, died Friday In a Tacoma hospital after several years' illness. She was born June 7, 1866 At Kenney, Illinois. She was married to John Johnson, August 15, 1883, at Clinton, Illinois. They came To Castle Rock In 1888 and took a homestead five miles west Of town. Mr. Johnson died November 25, 1927. The survivers are two sons, William A. And Clifford D. Of Castle Rock; one daughter, Mrs. Edna Jones of Modesto, California; twelve grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Johnson was a member of the Castle Rock Christian Church for 64 years. The funeral services were held at two o'clock Wednesday afternoon In The Hubbard Chapel, with Kenneth Holsinger, Christian Church pastor officiating. The Hymns were sung by Mrs. Russell Little and Mrs. C. L. Stephenson. Burial was In the Whittle Cemetery.