Melvin Eugene Johnson

A graveside service will be held at Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery in Loudon, TN on Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 2:00 pm. Loudon Funeral Home in Loudon, TN is assisting the Johnson family. The family will have a memorial service in honor of their Dad on Saturday, August 3rd at 11:00 AM at his church, Living Hope Worship Center, 1907 Merritt Drive, Greensboro, NC 27407.

Born in Loudon, TN on May 8, 1935 to the late Clarence Johnson and Edith Snider Johnson, Gene was a long-time member of Living Hope Church of God, in Greensboro. He was a past member of the Greensboro Lions Club and retired from Gilbarco after 34 years of employment. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, brother, grandfather, great-grandfather, great great-grandfather, uncle, and friend who was loved by many and will be missed by all who knew him. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Nancy Smithers.

Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of 68 years, Martha Hooker Johnson; daughter, Sheila J. Burcham and her husband Teddy M. Burcham, Jr.; sons, Eugene Johnson, Jr. and his wife Denise and Bruce Johnson and his wife Beth; brothers, Ronnie Johnson (Maxine) and Eddie Johnson; sisters, Patsy Sutton, Connie Mooney, Janie Wallace (Joe) and Pam Gallaher (Jerry); grandsons, Teddy “Marc” Burcham, III (Stephanie), Shane Johnson (Brittany), Eric Johnson (Leah), BJ Johnson (Sarah), Bryant Johnson (Sara); granddaughters, Tracy Lynn Gibbs (Joshua), Trisha Leigh Sayers (Scott), great-grandchildren, Kaylee Nicole Gibbs, Joshua Gibbs, II, Austin Hoover, Aiden Bundy, Kennedi Johnson, Brooklyn Johnson, Logan Johnson, Amelia Johnson, Jett Johnson, Braxton Johnson; great great-grandchildren, Caroline Gibbs, Allie Johnson and Jacob Johnson; and other extended family and friends.

The family wishes to express their heartfelt gratitude to their Dad’s nurse, Nicole Drummond and to the entire staff at Linden Place for their wonderful care and compassion.