Obituary for William Burton Johnson

William Burton 'Bill" Johnson, P.E., age 86, passed away peacefully in Spring, Texas where he was resident at Wood Glen Court Assisted Community.  Bill was born in Waterville, Kansas on December 23, 1932, son of the late Edith Greenwold and Joseph Johnson.  He was a graduate of Marysville High School where he played in the band and was a cheerleader.  He worked after school at the local dairy situated in an original Pony Express Home Station.  He earned a Bachelor of Economics from Kansas State, a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kansas and MBA from the University of Dallas.  He was awarded a Professional Engineering license and was a pilot in the US Air Force.  While flying for the Air Force Reserves, he worked for Colgate Palmolive, McDonnell Douglas, Collins Radio, Xerox, and on the stealth bomber project for Northrop Grumman.

He married his wife, Corrine Cartwright, whom preceded him in death, in Kansas City, Missouri on June 4, 1954.  They eventually retired to Hertford, North Carolina where they designed and built their dream house and Bill enjoyed his hobbies of golfing, playing bridge, reading and fixing anything that needed repair or improvement.   He was a member of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.

He is survived by his brother, Rick Greenwold of Las Vegas, NV; daughters, Joy Spahr (Bruce) of Winchester, VA and Patty Mueller (Mike) of Spring, TX; grandchildren, Shane Spahr, Ryan Spahr (Torey) Elena Spahr, Kelly Nicole Howard (Trey) and Travis Mueller; great-grandchildren, Garrett Spahr, Sadie Spahr, Marissa Spahr, Zachery Howard and Calvin Howard.

A funeral and interment service will be held in Kansas City at the Newcomer's Floral Hills Cemetery in May.  In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the New Eve Maternity Home for the homeless at newevematernityhome.org.