Obituary of John Johnson

JOHN F. JOHNSON Funeral services for John Frederick Johnson of Harrisonburg, LA, will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at First Baptist Church in Harrisonburg under the direction of Riser Funeral Home of Columbia with Reverends Jon Lord, Ralph Webber and Bryan Taylor officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 5:00 PM until 10:00 PM at the church. Interment will be in Harrisonburg Cemetery. John, 58, died at home on January 8, 2012, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Myra Coleman Johnson, his mother, Audrey K. Johnson, brothers George Johnson of Harrisonburg and James Johnson of Jackson, MS, and his children, Derek Johnson and wife Kristen of Lafayette, Kyle Johnson of Shreveport, Lance Bond and wife Brandi of Jena, Sarah and Nat Casey of New Orleans and Hallye Casey of San Antonio, Texas. John is also survived by his grandchildren, Scarlett Johnson, Tanner and Tucker Bond and a host of nephews and nieces. John was preceded in death by his father, Billy Ray Johnson, Sr., brother Billy Ray Johnson, Jr., and grandparents Ernest and Helen R. Johnson and Fred and Nell H. Korn. He was a graduate of Harrisonburg High School, Northwestern State University and Tulane University Law School. John served as District Attorney for Catahoula and Concordia Parishes for 24 years and was a popular political figure in the area. He was never opposed for re-election during his entire tenure as District Attorney. John was an avid outdoorsman, hunter and fisherman and was also an excellent marksman. He liked nothing better than deer hunting in the bottomlands along the Mississippi River. Pallbearers will be Neil Johnson, Donny Korn, Ernie Reeves, Ronnie Book, Mike Ruddick and Ronald Book. Honorary pallbearers will be Senator Neil Riser, Luther Holloway, Judge Leo Boothe, Brad Burget, Johnny Loomis, Bill McHale, Richard "Doll" Hatten and Paul Scott.