He was born Tuesday, July 1, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Warren and Margaret Johnson. Donald was a United States Veteran of 20 years. He was stationed in Germany, Japan, Ball State's ROTC Program and Vietnam. After retiring from the Air Force, he attended Ball State Teachers College. Donald graduated from Ball State where he received his degree in business. He worked at Industrial Bank and Savings as Branch Manager until his retirement.
Donald is survived by his loving wife of sixty-eight years, Betty; sons, Michael (wife Peggy) Johnson and Jeff (wife Jacky); grandchildren, Jeremy (wife Candy) Mellinger, Kamala Mellinger, Heidi (husband Sean) Hale, and Erik (wife Kimberly) Johnson; great-grandchildren, Tulsa Mellinger, Alec, Sara, and Adam Hale, and Patriot and Sami Johnson.
Services to celebrate the life of Donald will be held Sunday at 4:00 p.m., August 19, 2018, at Elm Ridge Funeral Home, 4600 West Kilgore Avenue, Muncie, Indiana 47304.
Visitation for family and friends will be from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. followed by the service at the funeral home.
Inurnment will be at Elm Ridge Memorial Park.
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