Clarence Lamar (C.L.) Johnson, 73, of Belton, Texas died Saturday, September 30, 2017, in Temple, Texas. He was born May 31, 1944, in Thomaston, Georgia to Clarence Ernest and Julia Fields Johnson. He leaves behind his wife of 53 years, Linda (Hawk) Johnson of Belton, Texas; his daughter, Lisa Pemberton of Woodway, Texas and her husband, Allen Pemberton; his son, Eric Johnson of Waterloo, Iowa and his companion, Tammy Poock; his daughter, Amy Griffing of Otterberg, Germany and her husband, Matthew Griffing; a brother, Wayne Johnson of Columbus, Georgia; a sister, Patricia Atkins of Columbus, Georgia; and four grandsons, Ryne Johnson, Jeffrey Pemberton, Devin Johnson , and Steve Griffing. He met the love of his life, Linda Ellen Hawk, in the summer of 1964 and married her on December 4, 1964. They chose their retirement home not far from Lake Belton, where they first met. They enjoyed traveling see their children and grandchildren and had the opportunity to travel to Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, and even took an Alaskan Cruise. C.L. enjoyed sports and was an active umpire even in retirement. He was a member of the Texas Association of Sports Officials. He coached his children’s baseball and basketball teams, and he loved all things related to the Texas Rangers. C.L. served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, and he was extremely patriotic. He graduated from Liberty University with a bachelor’s degree, and he worked the majority of his career as a civil engineer with the railroad. He started his career with Santa Fe Railroad in Temple, Texas and finished it with the Dallas Area Rapid Transit. He was a member of Bethel Assembly of God Church in Temple, Texas. He served God in numerous roles within the church including deacon, Sunday school teacher, youth group minister, and children’s ministry leader. In the early 80’s, he led a nursing home ministry, and he also served as the President of the Temple Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship. He was driven to serve the Lord and share Jesus’s love with others and was doing God’s work up until the moment he passed away. “For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.”- Romans 14: 7-9
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