Deacon Horace Johnson

On October 28, 2024, Deacon Horace Johnson was healed; he was made whole. For this, we thank and praise God for his mercy because Horace’s suffering is over.

Horace was born on November 16, 1949, to Noble and Estella Johnson. He was the seventh of eleven children. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1967. The Vietnam War was intense, and Horace was drafted into the Army. His MOS was Door Gunner, one of the most dangerous. This experience was a life-changing event for Horace both emotionally and physically. He displayed many frailties believed to be caused by Agent Orange. Thankfully, he was able to return home, but he longed for military life. He enlisted in the Navy and returned to public service.

After military retirement, Horace attended Red River Vo-Tech and became a tradesman in three disciplines, Carpentry, Plumbing and Welding. For a period, he worked for himself but found greater satisfaction working for Heather Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility. He loved his coworkers and the patients.

Horace grew to love traveling because his wife drug him everywhere. He even went to California twice while confined to his customized Corvette (wheelchair). Once for fun and once to visit his brothers. We (I) were in the planning stage of a trip to Italy in the next year.

Although surrounded by Cowboy fans, he held very strongly to his love for the New York Giants. He loved to remind them that he was at the opening game of AT&T Stadium when the Giants whooped them Boys! While he did tour The Cowboy Star Billion Dollar Mile, he did it wearing a Giants jersey.

Horace loved all kinds of music and was the life of the party. He even continued to dance while in his chair. He never accepted limits of any kind. He was unabashedly in love with Opera, Erykah Badu and Maxwell.

Horace was definitely a foody. Presentation was compulsory! His only hard passes were Bleu Cheese and Spinach.

He was a Deacon at New Bethel Baptist Church and a Master Mason in Silver Moon Lodge #15 PHA and The Order of the Eastern Star, Excelsior White Rose #128.

Horace will join His parents, his only sister, Bessie (Clifford) Mitchell and his brothers, Clarence, Harris, and Johnnie (Elaine) Johnson in Glory.

Horace will be missed and eternally loved by his wife, Evelyn Johnson, and their grandson Ke’Travion Booker, who he had been raising as his own since an infant. He is also survived by his children Patrick Johnson of Hope, AR, Kiet (Duyen Truong) Hoang of Des Moines, Iowa, and Michelle (Christopher) Cook of Forest Hills, TX. His surviving brothers are Grady (Alma) Johnson of San Francisco, Ca, Charles (Nicole) Johnson of Oakland, CA, James (Dorothy) Johnson of Conway, AR, David (Alma) Johnson and Larry Johnson of Hope, AR and Jimmy Johnson of Indianapolis, IN. Sisters in law Josephine Maxwell, Debbie Johnson, and Mona Johnson of Hope, AR and Patricia Maxwell of Plano, TX. Brothers in law Odell Maxwell of Arlington, Tx, and Arthur (Angelica) Maxwell of Hope, AR.

Horace was grandfather to seven and great grandfather to four. His nieces, nephews, adopted grandchildren, special friends, childhood friends are too many to count.