Class of 1941
1941 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Millard Johnson
– age 18, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Johnson. He was born in Osage county, July 15, 1922.
He attended the McCord school in Osage county and Sumner school in Noble county before coming to the Perry school a year ago.
He has served as president of his class and is a member of the 4-H club and Boy Scouts. He is interested in basketball. He was a member of the cast and took part in the eighth grade, freshman, sophomore, and junior class plays.
Traveling is his hobby.
Millard has not decided what he want to do after his graduation from high school.
Millard Steve Johnson
July 15, 1922 – May 2, 1996
Millard Johnson, 73, of Thousand Oaks, California, died May 2, 1996, at home after a long illness.
Born in Osage county, Oklahoma, on July 15, 1922, he was the son of From Stefan and Annie E. Johnson. Following his graduation from Perry high school in 1941 he moved to Texas, where he enlisted at the Navy recruiting station at Dallas, Texas.
He was first sent to San Diego, California, for a regulation training period and was then transferred to the U. S. navy hospital in Washington state. He passed with honors and was returned to San Diego, this time for nine weeks of hospital school. He was retired from the U.S. Navy after 22 years, then retired after a number of years with the Federal Aviation Administration.
Predeceasing him were his parents and brother, Lambert.
His sister, Christine Pancoast, also of Thousand Oaks, survives.
Private family services will be held with private inurnment.