Service: 1 p.m. Friday, January 3, at Moore Funeral Home, 1219 N. Davis Dr., Arlington, 76012. Interment: Moore Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Moore Funeral Home.
John was born September 6, 1938 in Albany, Georgia to James and Mary Johnson. He graduated from Albany High School in 1956. He is a graduate of Georgia Southern University with a Bachelor of Business Administration. He was a member of the Army National Guard.
He married his loving wife, Elaine Thompson Johnson in 1970 in Albany, Georgia. John worked with IBM for most of his career in several markets, finally settling in Arlington, Texas in 1978. John retired from IBM in 1990. Afterwards, he had a career in new home sales in the D/FW area.
John was a sports fan and some of his fondest memories were fishing with his late brother, Warren Johnson.
John is survived by his loving wife, Elaine Johnson; his brother, Ray Johnson, M.D.; sister, Mariellen Johnson Bateman; sister-in-law, Myra Clark Johnson; children, Kent Johnson and wife, Brenda; Darren Johnson and wife, Chimene, Lou Johnson Hart and husband, Woody, and Jill Johnson Brown and husband, Jassen. John had 5 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, great friends, and his beloved dog, Lucky.
