A Funeral Service for Roy E. Johnson, 68, of Marshall will be held at 10:00am, Friday, May 26, 2017 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Visitation with family and friends will take place Thursday, May 25, 2017 from 6:00pm – 8pm at the funeral home. Mr. Johnson passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017 in Marshall. The family will have a private burial following the service.

Roy E. Johnson was born October 26, 1948 to Leonard and Dovie Jo Johnson in Shreveport, Louisiana. Roy grew up in Waskom where he attended Waskom public schools. He was an avid sportsman, an all-district linebacker in high school, and active in the Waskom FFA. At the age of 19, Roy was drafted into the United States Military and was sent to Berlin where he was stationed during the war. Roy continued to serve our country with honor for the next 15 years, in the National Guard.

In 1974, Roy and his family moved to Marshall, his home for the next 43 years. In Marshall Roy remained active in the local FFA and 4-H chapters. He enjoyed helping kids raise and show livestock, and he was quite the artist when it came to clipping a calf. Animals were a passion for Roy and that love of animals was passed along to his son, Chip.

Roy's friends were like family to him and he loved them all dearly. Thursday nights spent with friends were one of his favorite nights of the week.

In 2005 Roy became a grandfather. It was then Roy experienced a love like no other, only the love a grandfather would know. All of Roy's grandchildren meant the world to him and they all loved their "Pop"!

Surviving Roy are his children, Liz Johnson, daughter; Chip Johnson, son and his wife, Kristy; siblings, Betty Jo Williams and husband, Dean; Frances Gray and husband, Jerry; Janet Johnson; and Leonard Johnson and wife, Ernestine; grandchildren, Zach Shoulders, Lila Shoulders, Tripp Johnson, and Kolt Johnson. Roy is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and extended family as well as many close friends.

Preceding Roy in death were his parents, Leonard E. Johnson and Dovie Jo Johnson.