Jack Eldon Johnson, age 93, a resident of rural Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2024, at his home. He was born July 14, 1931, in Newton, Kansas, the son of Leslie George Johnson and Elizabeth Trouslot. Jack’s father was killed in an automobile accident when Jack was a young child. He was then raised by his mother and step-father, Frank Hill. Jack married Darlene Krueger on June 2, 1952. Together they had six children, Betty, Bobby, Susie, Jody, Chuck and Patty. The Johnson family moved to their farm east of Fulton, Kansas in 1974. Jack and Darlene later divorced, and he married Alberta Herring on May 26, 2009. Jack worked hard to provide for his family. In addition to maintaining his farm, Jack was also a talented welder and mechanic. He was very mechanically minded and used this skill on several of his inventions. In fact, he built his first welder out of an old B29 generator. He also worked for a time for Bi l’s Coal Company. Jack enjoyed hunting and fishing as well as going to the casinos and watching Westerns.

Survivors include his wife, Alberta, of the home and his six children, Betty Hedges of Valley Center, Kansas, Bobby Johnson (Becky) of Wichita, Kansas, Susie Marsh (Oke) of Rose Hill, Kansas, Jody Harper (Dale) of Ft. Scott, Kansas, Chuck Johnson (Dawn) of Centervi le, Kansas and Patty Simpson (Brady) of Garland, Kansas; fifteen grandchildren and thirty great-grandchildren. Also surviving is a brother, Dennis Hill (Carolyn) of Benton, Kansas. Jack was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Ronald Hill.

Pastor Matthew Hunt will conduct funeral services at 10:30 A.M. Saturday, November 30th at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Barnesville Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 P.M. Friday at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude’s Hospital and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com