Kimmie Jane Johnson

Kimmie Jane Johnson, 81, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2022. She was born on Jan. 6, 1941, in Rogers, Ark., and spent her childhood there until her family moved to Neosho, when she was a teen. She graduated from Neosho High School in 1958. Johnson married Jerry Jackson in 1962 in Neosho and with him raised two children until Jerry’s death in 1985. She began work as a soda jerk in high school, continuing at Buddy L, and later at a family-owned dry cleaners in Neosho. She was valued in family-owned businesses Roderick Arms and Tool Corporation and Jiffy Machine Products in Monett.
She married Ray Johnson in 1987 in Monett and they were married 36 years. Together they built the Western Sizzlin’ in Monett and owned and operated the restaurant for 14 years. In retirement, she and Ray split their time between Monett and Falfurrias, Texas.
She is preceded in death by her parents Virginia and Ferris Foster and husband Jerry Jackson.
She is survived by her husband Ray Johnson; her two children Kevin Jackson (Jan) of Monett and Jerany Jackson of Springfield, and three grandchildren. She is survived by Ray’s children Randy (Kristen) Johnson, Rhonda Brown, Aaron (Angela) Johnson, Molly Johnson and their families.
A celebration of life was at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at Bennett Wormington Funeral Home (216 2nd Street; Monett, Missouri 65708). The family requests memorial donations be made to the Springfield Humane Society or the American Heart Association in her memory. The online guestbook is available at: www.bennettwormington.com.