Roy Joseph Johnson, age 98, formerly of Oak Ridge, died Monday, June 9, 2014, at his home in Sweetwater, Tenn.

He was born April 26, 1916, in St. Clair County, Alabama, one of seven children born to Thomas William Johnson and Willie Baldwin Johnson.

He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the U.S. Army. He retired from Union Carbide Nuclear Corporation, where he worked at the Y-12 plant as an iron worker.

Mr. Johnson attended Royce Baptist Church. [Read more…]