Darwin F. Johnson, an 86 year old resident of Gallatin, MO, passed away at 7:04 a.m., Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at Benchmark Nursing Home in Raytown, MO.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 3, 2010 at McWilliams Family Funeral Home in Gallatin, MO.  General visitation will begin after 10:00 AM Saturday at the McWilliams Family Funeral Home. A visitation is scheduled from noon until service time.  Burial will be in the Cope Cemetery at Winston, MO.  Services are under the direction of Whitaker Eads Funeral Home of Trenton, MO.

Mr. Johnson was born May 8, 1924 in Ripey, IA to Glen and Missouri Hibbert Johnson.  On December 28, 1946 he was united in marriage to Mary Moss at Adel, Iowa.  They farmed and raised cattle in Iowa until moving to Breckenridge in 1969 and then to Maysville in 1971.  In August of 1979 he retired and they moved to Lake Viking.

He was a devout Christian all his life.

Surviving relatives include his wife, Mary of the home at Lake Viking; 2 sons, William “Bill” Johnson and his wife Ruth of Kirksville, MO and Kenny Johnson and his wife Ruby of Blue Springs, MO; a daughter Marilyn Street and her husband Stanley of Gallatin, MO; a sister, Marjorie Weeda and her husband Allen of Osceola, IA, six grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

Those preceding him in death include his parents; a sister, Zelda Patten, and a brother Delbert Johnson.