Gene Johnson, 76, of the Lands Crossing Community in Irwin County, Georgia, died Friday, December 4, 2015, at Pruitt Health Ocilla, in Ocilla, Georgia.
Funeral services will be held 2 PM, Saturday, December 5, 2015, at Big Creek Baptist Church in Irwinville, with the Rev. Wayne McCrimmon and the Rev. Ed Reeves officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.
Mr. Johnson was born April 14, 1939, in Ocilla, Georgia to the late Floyd Jasper and Margaret Louise Freeman Johnson. He lived in the community all of his life and was a farmer. Mr. Johnson enjoyed fishing, hunting and being with his family. He was a member of Irwinville Lodge #315 F.&A.M. Mr. Johnson was a member of Big Creek Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife of 44 years: Eva Nell Johnson of the Lands Crossing Community; a daughter & son-in-law: Sharon J. Barber & Mark of the Lands Crossing Community; grandchildren: Krystal Metcalf & Eric of Ashburn, Dewayne Farmer & his fiancé` Kristin Carta of Leesburg, Mysti Grimsley & Kaleb of Ocilla, Cody Barber & Maranda of the Lands Crossing Community and Adrienna Worley & Phillip of Cordele and six great-grandchildren.