Robert Johnson
Brother Robert Joe Johnson, 85, of Hornbeak went home to be with the Lord 4:23 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, at his home.
Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Thursday at Hornbeak Baptist Church. Dr. Bill Oakley and Brother Eric Burress will officiate. Burial will follow in Mt. Moriah Cemetery near Obion.
Visitation will be held at Hornbeak Baptist Church from 5-7 p.m. today and from noon until the hour of services Thursday.
Pallbearers will be Greg Whitmore, Ron Costello, Eugene Hudgins, Dr. Rob Jordan, Jimmy Chamberlain, Garland Williams and Terry Crittendon.
Honorary pallbearers will be Jerry Fluty and Johnny Eaves.
Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Robert was born Aug. 25, 1939, in Dyer County, son of the late Robert E. and Louise (Lambert) Johnson. He married Marcelle (McNulty) Johnson April 14, 1958. Robert retired from the former Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and was an adjunct professor at Dyersburg State Community College in Union City where he taught maintenance. Brother Robert surrendered to the Lord’s call to the ministry in 1976 and had served in the ministry for 48 years. He served as pastor of Hornbeak Baptist Church since 2019 and had served as senior pastor for the past year.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Marcelle Johnson of Hornbeak; his six children, Robert Wayne Johnson and wife, Marilyn, of Huntingdon, Tammy Ann Cooley and husband, Mike, of Lawton, Okla., Timothy Joe Johnson and wife, Susan, of Troy, Jeffery Todd Johnson and wife, Lisa, of Hornbeak, Micheal Craig Johnson and wife, Donna, of Bay Minette, Ala., and Mitchell Keith Johnson and wife, Melissa, of South Fulton; 223 grandchildren, Matthew, Jonathan, Allison, Brittany, Zack, Brent, Blake, Ashley, Adriane, Josh, Morgan, Hayden, Cortney, Jeffery, Taylor, Emma, Matt, Mitch, Kayla, Clay, Colton and Seth; and 28 great-grandchildren.
He was also preceded in death by one grandson, Robbie Dewayne Johnson; two sisters, Norma Braddock and Margie Slegar; and one brother, David E. Johnson.
The Messenger/11.11.24