Funeral services for Walter Lee Johnson, 71, of Marshall will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 28, 2012 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Wiley College Cemetery. The guest book may be signed from 3-5 p.m., Friday, April 27, 2012 at Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Johnson passed away April 19, 2012. Walter Johnson was born September 10, 1940 in Coushatta, LA, the second child of the late Tarlisha Johnson and the late Batchlor Johnson, Sr. Walter was baptized at Concord Methodist Church, Marshall, Texas, at a young age. After he finished H.B. Pemberton High School in 1960, as an honor student, he joined the United States Army. Walter moved to California after serving in the army. He married his ex-wife LaRose Swain in September, 1965 and parented four children. After his divorce, he moved back to Marshall to raise his four children. Thereafter, another child was born. Walter had a productive life. He was a caring father and very protective of his children, as well as a strong and a firm leader. Walter's brother, Batchlor Johnson, Jr. preceded him in death in 2001. He leaves to cherish his memory five children, Redford, Coleen (Didacus), Pamela, Petrina and Tammy; two sisters, Minnie Bell (Nathaniel) of Fort Worth and Alzola Hinton of California; one brother, Alwaid Johnson (Ann) of Atlanta; seven grandchildren, Didacus, Jr., Rodney, Claudette, Drake, Kelvin, Drew and Jacelyn; and a host of friends, nieces, nephews and cousins.