Jewel Elmer Johnson passed away November 21, 2018 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK. He was 87. He was born June 17, 1931, in Arcadia, Louisiana, to Nodi Lee (Jordan) and Otis Davis Johnson. He received a BS degree in business administration from Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana. He served in the U.S. Army 1954-1956 and was to be sent to Korea but the war ended before he was shipped out so he was then shipped to Germany. After the Army, he went to work for Arkansas Fuel Oil Corp., in Shreveport, LA, then was transferred to Bartlesville, OK in 1961 to work for Cities Service Oil Company until his transfer to Tulsa , OK in 1966 to continue work for Cities Service/CITGO Petroleum for 35 years. On June 15, 1968, he married Carolyn Lightle and they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 15, 2018. He loved hunting, fishing, traveling, and football, especially LSU Tigers and OSU Cowboys; OSU and TU basketball, and reading western books. This was the first year since 1967 that he missed a deer hunt. He is survived by his wife Carolyn of the home, three nephews, one-great nephew, five nieces, three great-nieces and their families, and many, many special friends. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, five brothers, five sisters, and three nephews.
Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 28, Moore's Southlawn Funeral Home, 9350 E. 51st Street, Tulsa, 0K 74145.
Interment will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, November 29, at Fairview Cemetery, Talala, OK. , with Reverend Sara Pugh Montgomery, of Boston Avenue Methodist Church officiating.
Donations may be made to: Boston Avenue Methodist Church, 1301 S. Boston Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74119
Please designate on your check which one you wish.
1. "Lights on for Cookson" (to help the Cookson Hills Mission Center pay utility bills and ongoing operating expenses); (Or)
2. "July Mission Emphasis Month" (when prepackaged foods are collected) each Sunday for both the Cookson Hills' "Pack-n-Snack" Program and the Restore Hope Ministries Food Pantry); (Or)
3. "Cookson Hills Christmas Store" (when new items are collected to provide about 300 poverty level families that pay a fair amount, based on their income, to shop for gifts).