Francis D. Johnson, age 76, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Brookings, died Wednesday, August 13, 2008, at Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, August 16, 2008, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, with interment in First Lutheran Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Home. Francis grew up in Arlington and Brookings. He attended the first grade in Arlington and finished his schooling in Brookings before entering the U.S. Army in 1950. He was discharged from the Army on July 28, 1952. On September 21, 1968, he married Donna M. DeWitt in Brookings. Francis was self-employed as a truck driver from 1952 until 1956. He attended Southern State Teachers College at Springfield for one year, and then worked as a welder in Sioux Falls from 1957 until 1960. He worked for John Morrell from 1961 until 1968 when he moved back to Brookings and worked as a custodian for the Brookings school system and then at SDSU. He and his father owned and operated school busses for the Brookings schools from 1976 until 1981. Francis was a member of First Lutheran Church in Brookings, the American Legion, and the Disabled American Veterans. He enjoyed watching television and spending time with his grandchildren and friends. Survivors include his wife, Donna Johnson, of Sioux Falls; three sons: Ricky (Angie) Johnson, Kevin (Pat) Johnson, and Scott (Karen) Johnson, all of Sioux Falls; a daughter, Melanie (Elyas) Johnson Bashir of Sioux Falls; 13 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a brother, Wayne (Janet) Johnson, of Rapid City, South Dakota. He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Nancy; a son, Brian; and a brother, Devon.