PEKIN, IL - Marvel Arlene Johnson, 77, of 2113 Brookview Terrace passed away at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at her home.

Born May 7, 1932, in Peoria to Roland T. and Marvel I. (Keime) Wasson, she married Gwain Lee Johnson on Sept. 30, 1950, in East Peoria. He died in 1990 in Iowa City, Iowa.

She also was preceded in death by her sister, Janice Argo.

Surviving are one daughter, Michele (Danny) Massey of Pekin; two sons, Charles Lee Allen (Cindy) Johnson of San Diego, Calif., and Daniel Lee Roy (Diane) Johnson of Pekin; 10 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Ron (Norma) Wasson of Orange Park, Fla.

Arlene was of the Baptist faith.

She loved her three dogs, Coco, Cooper and Miss Fancy. She also liked to shop, travel and spend time with family and friends.

She worked for Pekin Hospital as a receptionist for 29 years. She then managed the accounting department at NTS Services Corp. in Pekin for many years.

Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Preston-Hanley Funeral Home, Pekin Chapel. Pastor Timothy P. Collard of Faith Baptist Church in Pekin will officiate. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Private burial will be in Parkview Cemetery in Peoria.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Tazewell Animal Protective Society, 100 Taps Lane, Pekin, IL 61554.

Published in the Peoria Journal Star on 7/2/2009

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