Raymond Marshall Johnson, 89, of La Grande, passed away on Monday, March 1, 2021 at a local care facility. A Graveside service will be held at Summerville Cemetery on Friday, March 19, 2021 at 11:00am. Attendees must wear a mask and practice social distancing to meet COVID-19 guidelines. The graveside service will be live streamed for those who cannot attend. Go to lovelandfuneralchapel.com and click on the "Funeral Video" button near the bottom of the home page just before 11:00am.

Raymond was born on April 21, 1931 in Farnam, Nebraska to Marion and Rhoda Johnson. He resided in Farnam NB; Prineville, OR; Island City, OR; Wallowa, OR; Imbler, OR and La Grande, OR. He attended schools through the 8th grade in Farnam, NB. He served our country honorably while in the United States Army from 1952-1953 and received service medals, including Korean Service Medals, United Nations Service Medal, Nationals Defense Service Medal and a Medical Badge. On September 3, 1954, he married Agnes Mae Melgard in Stockville, NB. Their marriage lasted until Agnes passed away on July 14, 2008.

Raymond grew up on the farm and farmed and ranched most of his adult life and in the latter years, was employed with Henderson Logging Fuel Co. He was an avid hunter and lived for elk hunting in the Minam. He loved to fish and did so late in his life. His fishing trips with his sons up the Grande Ronde River and Catherine Creek were squeezed in between farming duties. He didn’t play sports as farming took up his growing up years but he was always up for playing catch with a softball or a football and played basketball with his sons on a court his son constructed in the barn loft. He didn’t miss a Mohamed Ali fight if he could tune it into his pickup radio. Boxing was an activity he enjoyed when he was in the Army.

Raymond is survived by his children, Larry Johnson (Barb) of Imbler, OR, Bruce Johnson (Tammy) of Oregon City, OR, and Janice Welke of Dallas, OR; 9 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Marion and Rhoda Johnson; wife, Agnes Johnson; brother, Gordon Johnson; sister, Darlene Herndon and grandson, Alan.