Funeral service for Eldridge Elias Johnson will be at 11:00 am Monday, December 3, 2018 at the Christian Center, Lawton, Oklahoma with Pastor Jesse Marshall, One in the Spirit Christian Church, Lawton officiating.

Burial with full military honors will be in the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Eldridge Elias Johnson, 60, of Lawton passed from this life on Saturday, November 24, 2018 in DeRidder, Louisiana. He was born December 28, 1957 in DeRidder, Louisiana to Frank Jr., and Willia Mae (Ford) Johnson.   Eldridge, known as EJ, was retired from the US Army where he proudly served his country for over 20 years.   He was a devoted Christian man, minister of music and a member of the Christian Motorcyclist Association (CMA).  He was also a dedicated employee of Lawton Public Schools.  EJ served his community with his gift of landscaping through his business, J's Lawn and Landscaping.

Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 34 years, Ann Johnson of the home, daughter Carmen Jefferson and Carl of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, granddaughter Gloria Jefferson of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, his father Frank Johnson, Jr., of DeRidder, Louisiana, his brother Frederic P. Johnson and Lacontas of Columbia, South Carolina, sisters, Clara Bruce and David of DeRidder, Louisiana, Marion Peters of DeRidder, Louisiana, brother-in-law Eddie Mark of Beaufort, South Carolina, mother-in-law Dorothy Martin of St. Louis, Missouri, brothers-in-law, Edward Martin and Barbara of Richmond, Virginia, Marvin Martin and Louise of Sandusky, Ohio, Dennis Martin and Betina of Benton, Arkansas, Jerome Gregg and Grace of Clarksville, Tennessee, sisters-in-law Barbara Ward of St. Louis, Missouri, Carolyn Palmer of Sherwood, Arkansas and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.

He was preceded in death by his mother Willia Mae Johnson and his sister Barbara Mark.