Alta LaRue Abercrombie Johnson
February 18, 1916 - March 12, 2008
Birthplace: Lovell Wyoming
Resided In: Maryville TN USA
Visitation: March 14, 2008
Service: March 14, 2008
Cemetery: Clarks Grove Cemetery
JOHNSON, La Rue Abercrombie, 92, passed away March 12, 2008 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. Born February 18, 1916, the only child of Harry and Alta Abercrombie, LaRue grew up in Wyoming. She attended the University of Wyoming where she served as president of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and was elected Sweetheart of Sigma Chi fraternity. It was during this time she met her future husband, Charles W. Johnson of Maryville who was president of Sigma Chi.
Following their marriage in Billings, Montana in 1941, LaRue moved to Maryville where she lived for 67 years. LaRue was active in many civic organizations including Chilhowee Club and Junior Service League where she served as president. She was also a past board chairman of the Blount County Children’s Home and was an active member of First Baptist Church of Maryville.
In 1966 LaRue helped to organize the Epilson Lambda chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. She was an inventor, patent holder, and an avid bridge player.
Preceded in death by her parents and husband of 58 years, Charles W. Johnson. She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Walker and Denise M. Johnson of Rockford and several nieces and nephews.
2 comments:
Sorry for your loss, friend. There are comforting words from that old song "Farther Along", and a promise from Psalm 27. Dave Foulk
I grew up in Lovell as well as my Dad and his Dad. Out of curiosity I emailed Dad and asked him if he knew LaRue. I sent him a copy of what you had written about her. Thought you might be interested so have attached his reply:
Kimmie Sue: I knew her father and mother. They had a store , restaurant and hotel in Kane. We used to walk over Katies Nipple and down to the store when we were kids. It was the place where dances and socials were held in our neck of the woods.
Harry Abrocombie and his partner Walt Quarnstrom had a threshing business and thrashed all the grain and beans for the farmers in the Kane area. They were in our home and we in theirs. Harry was a college graduate with a degree in Mechanical engineering. He had drawings of a large diesel motor that was taken from the store apartment upstairs prior to WW II, and later showed up in the German tanks and trucks. When the place was ransacked they took all the drawings and parts he had made himself in Kane.
I purchased a couple of little goats for Karen and Marge and carried them back home on my shoulders when we made one of our trips. I think we may have seen the daughter once or so as we were down there quite often and they were in our homes during the fall threshing in the 40's. & 50's
Was good to reminisce on some of the good old times in the Kane area as a kid. Abercrombie's were Kane in our day.
Dad
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