Alonzo Johnson
Feb. 2, 1886-Feb. 7, 1961
Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Tuesday, February 7, 1961, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library
Alonzo Johnson, 75, 1116 N. 8th St., died at 8:10 p.m. Monday in Pawating Hospital where he had been a patient since Feb. 3. Arrangements for memorial services are incomplete pending arrival of relatives from out of town.
Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI),Wednesday, February 8, 1961, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library
Johnson Rites Set
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Mount Calvary Baptist Church for Alonzo L. Johnson, 75, 1116 N. 8th St. who died Monday night in Pawating Hospital where he had been a patient for three days. He had been ill for three months. The pastor, the Rev. Theodis L. Hadley, will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.
Mr. Johnson was born Feb. 2, 1886, in Lee County, Alabama, and came to Niles in 1935 from Chicago. He was a retired Pullman porter for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. His wife, Lena, preceded him in death on June 13, 1958. He was a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church.
Surviving is a sister, Mrs. George McGhee, Anniston, Ala.
Friends are being received at the Kiger and Halbritter Funeral Home.