Mr. Johnson was a deacon at Western Hills Baptist Church, a member of the Masons Tabernacle Lodge No. 1195, the Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter No. 756. He was a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association.
J.O. was a retired air safety investigator with the NTSB and FAA.
Mr. Johnson was preceded in death by his parents, William Arvis and Ruby Johnson; and a sister, Lassie Mae Toole.
Survivors: Wife, Verlon Johnson; sons, Kenneth Johnson and wife, Cathy, and James Johnson and wife, Brenda; grandchildren, Caroline Sunderland, Suzanne Johnson, Blake Johnson, Brooke Johnson; and siblings, Ezell Parker, Dorthan Kilcrease and K.D. Johnson.
Arrangements under the direction of Culley's MeadowWood Funeral Home, Tallahassee, FL.