JOHNSON, James (Jim) Sherman

The Verde Independent, Cottonwood, AZ March 08, 2006 James Sherman Johnson, 52, resident of Cottonwood, died March 3. He was born in Elmhurst, Ill., to Arthur Yarnell and Betty Mae Johnson on Dec. 31, 1953. He was a high school graduate from Colorado Springs, Colo. Professionally, Jim was a painter until misfortune found him disabled. He was active in Civil War Reenactments. He was a lover of fishing and dancing and enjoyed fixing things. Jim leaves behind his wife of 16 years, Randee Lynn Paul; his daughter, Tammy of Colorado Springs; his father, Arthur Y. Johnson Jr. of Beavercreek, Ore.; his brother, Arthur Y. Johnson III of Portland, Ore.; his sisters, Barbara A. Johnson of Woodland Park, Colo., and Patricia Thompson of Breavercreek, Ore. There are no services. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the James Johnson Trust Fund at Chase Bank in Cottonwood. An online guestbook is available at www.westcottfuneralhome.com.