Background
Johnson, Bess Orr was born on February 12, 1917 in Forest Hill, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Jesse Hiram and Kathryn (Jones) Orr.
Johnson, Bess Orr was born on February 12, 1917 in Forest Hill, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Jesse Hiram and Kathryn (Jones) Orr.
Student, Louisiana State University, 1959; student, McNeese State University, 1961-1962; student, Louisiana College, 1968.
Branch manager Oakdale (Louisiana) Branch Library., 1957-1979. Interim systems manager Allen Parish Library., Oberlin, Louisiana, 1990. Assistant in establishing Allen Parish Library., Oberlin, 1947-1957.
Board directors, advisor Friends of Library., Oakdale, since 1989.
Leader Cub Scouts, 1946-1949. Active Little League Baseball, 1949-1950. President Oakdale Parent-Teachers Association, 1954-1955.
Assistant in establishing Allen Parish Trade School, 1954-1956. Dramatizer of books and stories for children and adults, Oakdale, since 1960. Volunteer library First Baptist Church, Oakdale, since 1970, member church council, since 1991.
Organizer, cataloger, board directors Leatherwood House Museum, Oakdale, 1988. Member Primetimers Adult Senior Organization (president 1991-1992).
Married James Murphy Johnson, July 11, 1938. 1 child, Don.