World War 2 Veteran and Former Area Business Owner to be Laid to Rest Thursday

Former Moberly businessman Howard S. Johnson passed away on New Year’s Eve at the age of 99. Johnson was a World War 2 veteran. After the war he ran Coach Light in Moberly with his wife Helen for several years.

Moberly service for area business man and World War 2 veteran, 99-year-old Homer S. Johnson will be Thursday at 11 am at Coates Street Presbyterian Church. Burial with military honors will follow at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Jacksonville. Visitation will be Thursday from 10 to 11 am at the church. Cater Funeral Home of Moberly has the arrangements.