IN MEMORIAM: Louie Johnson, 79;
Farmer Loved Draft Horses Jack, Jim
OTEGO – Louis "Louie" E. Johnson, 79, whose draft horses, Jack and Jim, were well known at plow days, wedding and log skids, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, at Bassett Hospital, with his family by his side.
He was born on May 1, 1940, in Franklin, the son of Elmer and Helen (Palmer) Johnson. Louie attended Franklin and Delhi Schools. At a young age, he worked on local farms and in 1963 purchased his own farm in East Meredith on the West Kortright Church Road.
He sold his farm in 1987 and continued to haul cattle until he became ill in 2015.
