Ira Johnson

Johnson, I.O. , age 84, of West Knoxville, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2001 at Ft. Sanders Regional Hospital. Retired Vice President and General Manager of Robert Shaw Controls. Member of Laurel Church of Christ. Twice president of the Greater Knoxville Chamber of Commerce. Silver and Gold Knight of Management Awards - National Management Association, Board of Directors of 1982 World's Fair , Chairman of the Board of Directors of KUB, President of Boy Scouts of America Great Smoky Mountain Council, founding member of the Patricia Neal Center United Way President, Humanitarian Award - "National Jewish Hospital and Research Center National Asthma Center", National Conference of Christians and Jews, Fundraising Committees of Children's Hospital, Ft. Sanders, Baptist, and St. Mary's, among other civic duties. Wife: Darless Lane Johnson Funeral 7:30 P.M. Friday Berry Chapel Interment 11:00 A.M. Saturday Woodlawn Cemetery Honorary Pallbearers:Please make memorials to Children's Hospital, Knoxville, TN, St. Jude's Hospital, Memphis, TN, or your favorite charity. The family will receive friends Friday following the funeral service in the Chapel of Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Hwy.www.berryfuneralhome.com