Joe E. Johnson

Joe E. Johnson, 87, of Amarillo and formerly of Pampa passed away on January 16, 2019 in Amarillo.

Celebration of Life services will be 2:00 PM Friday, January 18, 2019 at Mary Ellen & Harvester Church of Christ with Keith Feerer, minister, and Glen Walton, Church of Christ minister, officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery, with military honors courtesy of Volley for Veterans of Amarillo. Arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.

Joe was born on October 10, 1931 in Jersey, Arkansas to Leta Pearl and Joe E. Johnson, Sr. and where he attended and graduated high school. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, which would later bring him to Amarillo. After serving in the military, a chance opportunity brought him to Pampa. While in Pampa, he met the love of his life, Nelda Crouch and they had an eleven-year courtship and they later wed on October 15, 1966 in Pampa. Joe worked for Ingersoll-Rand for over 35 years but took other odd jobs and ran small businesses to make sure his family had everything they needed. Joe built fences for many years and operated the Shasta RV lot.

Mr. Johnson was a long-time and very active member of the Mary Ellen & Harvester Church of Christ where he helped with the custodial care and served as a deacon and elder for the church. Joe was a generous man who put others before himself and would always use his time to help others or visit the sick. The two most important things in his life was his family and his God and he made sure to pass God’s word to his family and anybody he came across. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, church-member, and friend and he will be greatly missed by all.

Joe was preceded in death by his parents; three stepbrothers; a stepmother; and by an unborn grandchild.

His survivors include his wife of almost 53 years, Nelda Johnson; by his son, Brad Johnson and wife Lori of Amarillo; by his daughter, Beth Chlad and husband Jason of Colleyville; by a sister, Jimmie Dees of Monticello, Arkansas; by his three grandsons, Blake Johnson and Logan Johnson, both of Amarillo and Brayden Chlad of Colleyville.

Memorials may be made to Mary Ellen and Harvester Church of Christ, 1342 Mary Ellen, Pampa, Texas 79065.