Virginia Illene Johnson, 86, of Knobel, Ark., died Sunday, July 18, 2004 at Northeast Arkansas Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark.

Born July 14, 1918, in Malden, Mo., daughter of the late Francis and Carmel Craig Fowler, she was a member of the Great Harvest Church in Pocahontas, Ark.

She married Charles Johnson, who preceded her in death on March 17, 1990. She was also preceded in death by one son, Charles Lee Johnson; one brother, Charles Headd and one sister, Wanda Marie Jones.

Survivors include three daughters, Gloria Doty and husband, Ronald, of Corning, Ark., Patsy Puckett and husband, Claude, of Cherokee Village, Ark. and Peggy Cambron and husband, Earl, of Malden, Mo.; one son, Richard Johnson and wife, Marlene, of Knobel; two brothers, William Headd, of Melbourn, Fla. and Tom Headd, of Marion, Ill.; 19 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. today, Wednesday, July 21, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 22, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Paul Craig officiating.

Burial will follow at the Park Cemetery in Malden.