Robert M. "Buddy" Johnson, 71, of 108 Bluebird Road, died Tuesday, April 23, 2002. Survivors: Wife, Doris Jean Gault Johnson; a daughter, Catherine Johnson Varner, of the home; and sisters, Ada Kealser and Shirley J. Sanders, both of Union. Predeceased: Parents, Malcolm Robert and Ida Burr Evans Johnson. Visitation: 7 to 9 tonight at S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home. Graveside service: 4 p.m. Friday at Union Memorial Gardens. Memorials: Duncan Acres United Methodist Church, 417 Rice Ave., Union, SC 29379.