Obituary for A.J. Johnson
Memorial services for A.J. Johnson, 81, will be held Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 2 p.m. at the Childress Church of Christ with Trey Morgan and Dr. Mike Henderson officiating. Visitation will begin immediately after the service in the fellowship hall. He passed away Saturday, October 21, 2023 in Childress.
Audie James Johnson, Jr. was born on December 8, 1941 to the late Audy and Inez (Weir) Johnson in Childress, Texas.
A.J. attended Childress schools and graduated in 1960 from Childress High School. He attended West Texas State University for one semester before returning to take over the family farm in Childress County.
He and Judy Lynelle Smith were married on September 17, 1966 by his uncle Franklin Weir in Lubbock, Texas. He was the father of two daughters, Lori Davidson and Lynn Daniel.
A.J. took over the family farm at age 16 due to his father’s illness and continued farming cotton and raising cattle until 2021. He was an avid fisherman and loved to spend time with his friends and family catching “big ole” bass, crappie and catfish.
He served on the boards of Childress/Hall Soil and Water Conservation District and Childress County Farm Bureau. He received the Texas Farm Bureau Pioneer Award. He was named Childress County Young Farmer of the Year. He was a faithful member of the Childress Church of Christ where he served as a Deacon.
A.J. was preceeded in death by his parents, Audy and Inez Johnson, a sister Maureen Snelleman, and a niece Jane Ann Heard.
He is survived by his wife, Judy, of the home. Two daughters, Lori and her husband David of Lubbock; Lynn and her husband Doug of Childress; three grandsons, Ellis Mercer and Ashley of Childress, Dylan Davidson of Bozeman, Montana, and Ty Davidson of Lubbock; two granddaughters, Cameran and Corbin Daniel of Childress, Tx; great grandson Jaxson Mercer and bonus greats Zoe and Creed; sister- and brother-in-law Pat and Gary Swindell of Childress; sister-in-law Lawanna Smith of Lubbock and numerous nieces and nephews that he loved dearly.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to CRMC Hospice, Westview Boys Home, We Can Care of Childress or Childress Church of Christ.
Audie James Johnson, Jr. was born on December 8, 1941 to the late Audy and Inez (Weir) Johnson in Childress, Texas.
A.J. attended Childress schools and graduated in 1960 from Childress High School. He attended West Texas State University for one semester before returning to take over the family farm in Childress County.
He and Judy Lynelle Smith were married on September 17, 1966 by his uncle Franklin Weir in Lubbock, Texas. He was the father of two daughters, Lori Davidson and Lynn Daniel.
A.J. took over the family farm at age 16 due to his father’s illness and continued farming cotton and raising cattle until 2021. He was an avid fisherman and loved to spend time with his friends and family catching “big ole” bass, crappie and catfish.
He served on the boards of Childress/Hall Soil and Water Conservation District and Childress County Farm Bureau. He received the Texas Farm Bureau Pioneer Award. He was named Childress County Young Farmer of the Year. He was a faithful member of the Childress Church of Christ where he served as a Deacon.
A.J. was preceeded in death by his parents, Audy and Inez Johnson, a sister Maureen Snelleman, and a niece Jane Ann Heard.
He is survived by his wife, Judy, of the home. Two daughters, Lori and her husband David of Lubbock; Lynn and her husband Doug of Childress; three grandsons, Ellis Mercer and Ashley of Childress, Dylan Davidson of Bozeman, Montana, and Ty Davidson of Lubbock; two granddaughters, Cameran and Corbin Daniel of Childress, Tx; great grandson Jaxson Mercer and bonus greats Zoe and Creed; sister- and brother-in-law Pat and Gary Swindell of Childress; sister-in-law Lawanna Smith of Lubbock and numerous nieces and nephews that he loved dearly.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to CRMC Hospice, Westview Boys Home, We Can Care of Childress or Childress Church of Christ.