William Mike Johnson Obituary (1965 - 2013)

William Mike Johnson, 48, of Bloomington, Illinois and formerly of Gainesville, Georgia died at 2:21 p.m. Thursday, December 19, 2013 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria.Cremation rites have been accorded and a private family service will be held in Gainesville at a later date. Carmody-Flynn Williamsburg Funeral Home, Bloomington, is assisting the family with cremation arrangements.He was born May 26, 1965 in Gainesville, the son of William Horace and Barbara Virginia Anderson Johnson. He married Maricela Canchola on July 15, 1995 and she survives in Bloomington.Also surviving are three sons, William Dereck (Heather) Johnson of Downs, IL, Travis Lyle Johnson and Cody Payne Johnson, both of Bloomington; a daughter, Mia Amalia Johnson of Bloomington; and five sisters, Lori (Arthur) Remillard of Gainesville, GA, Cindy (Chris) Navin of Mt. Pleasant, SC, Kristy Gilstrap of Biloxi, MS, Rebecca Chapman of Rome, GA and Sherrill Self of Athens, GA.He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Larry Johnson of Rome, GA.Mike graduated from Johnson High School in Gainesville and was employed for many years by Caterpillar. He was an accomplished outdoorsman and avid hunter.