Marc Denzel Johnson, 74, of Cranfills Gap, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 23, 2013. The memorial service for Marc will be Wednesday, March 27, at 2 p.m. at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Cranfills Gap where he was an active member. He lived in faith and died in grace.
Marc was born in Bosque County, Texas, to Elvis Denzel and Ina Swearson Johnson, baptized as a baby on Dec. 11, 1938, and confirmed on May 24, 1953, at St. Olaf Lutheran Church. On May 23, 1957, he married Betty A. Knudson, and then served in the U. S. Navy until 1961 as a jet engine mechanic.
Marc returned to Cranfills Gap, and in 1969, he helped start Gap Tractor Salvage. He was locally known as the "Fat Man" from the Gap, and all over the United States he was well-known as the expert in "experienced" tractor parts. He had a passion for antique tractors, emceeing at tractor pulls and auctioneering at various benefits in the area. He was always a passionate volunteer for a good cause, even working with UPS for 16 years to get them the right to carry packages intra-state.
Marc became very popular for writing a column "Marc's Remarks," which ran in local newspapers for many years. He served as mayor of Cranfills Gap from 1990 to 1999, striving to further the development of the water department among other projects critical to the town. Marc never met a stranger--he became friends with everyone he met and worked with. Now those friends are too numerous to count.
Preceding Marc in death are sons, Marcus Wayne Johnson and Jeffrey Don Johnson; and a sister, Carla Sue Johnson.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Betty; son, Tommy Wayne Johnson; grandson, Kevin Wayne Johnson, all of Cranfills Gap; and his sister, Marilyn Barnes, of Robinson; Themany cousins, nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 3/26/2013...TR5
Marc was born in Bosque County, Texas, to Elvis Denzel and Ina Swearson Johnson, baptized as a baby on Dec. 11, 1938, and confirmed on May 24, 1953, at St. Olaf Lutheran Church. On May 23, 1957, he married Betty A. Knudson, and then served in the U. S. Navy until 1961 as a jet engine mechanic.
Marc returned to Cranfills Gap, and in 1969, he helped start Gap Tractor Salvage. He was locally known as the "Fat Man" from the Gap, and all over the United States he was well-known as the expert in "experienced" tractor parts. He had a passion for antique tractors, emceeing at tractor pulls and auctioneering at various benefits in the area. He was always a passionate volunteer for a good cause, even working with UPS for 16 years to get them the right to carry packages intra-state.
Marc became very popular for writing a column "Marc's Remarks," which ran in local newspapers for many years. He served as mayor of Cranfills Gap from 1990 to 1999, striving to further the development of the water department among other projects critical to the town. Marc never met a stranger--he became friends with everyone he met and worked with. Now those friends are too numerous to count.
Preceding Marc in death are sons, Marcus Wayne Johnson and Jeffrey Don Johnson; and a sister, Carla Sue Johnson.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Betty; son, Tommy Wayne Johnson; grandson, Kevin Wayne Johnson, all of Cranfills Gap; and his sister, Marilyn Barnes, of Robinson; Themany cousins, nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 3/26/2013...TR5
Marc Denzel Johnson, 74, of Cranfills Gap, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 23, 2013. The memorial service for Marc will be Wednesday, March 27, at 2 p.m. at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Cranfills Gap where he was an active member. He lived in faith and died in grace.
Marc was born in Bosque County, Texas, to Elvis Denzel and Ina Swearson Johnson, baptized as a baby on Dec. 11, 1938, and confirmed on May 24, 1953, at St. Olaf Lutheran Church. On May 23, 1957, he married Betty A. Knudson, and then served in the U. S. Navy until 1961 as a jet engine mechanic.
Marc returned to Cranfills Gap, and in 1969, he helped start Gap Tractor Salvage. He was locally known as the "Fat Man" from the Gap, and all over the United States he was well-known as the expert in "experienced" tractor parts. He had a passion for antique tractors, emceeing at tractor pulls and auctioneering at various benefits in the area. He was always a passionate volunteer for a good cause, even working with UPS for 16 years to get them the right to carry packages intra-state.
Marc became very popular for writing a column "Marc's Remarks," which ran in local newspapers for many years. He served as mayor of Cranfills Gap from 1990 to 1999, striving to further the development of the water department among other projects critical to the town. Marc never met a stranger--he became friends with everyone he met and worked with. Now those friends are too numerous to count.
Preceding Marc in death are sons, Marcus Wayne Johnson and Jeffrey Don Johnson; and a sister, Carla Sue Johnson.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Betty; son, Tommy Wayne Johnson; grandson, Kevin Wayne Johnson, all of Cranfills Gap; and his sister, Marilyn Barnes, of Robinson; Themany cousins, nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 3/26/2013...TR5
Marc was born in Bosque County, Texas, to Elvis Denzel and Ina Swearson Johnson, baptized as a baby on Dec. 11, 1938, and confirmed on May 24, 1953, at St. Olaf Lutheran Church. On May 23, 1957, he married Betty A. Knudson, and then served in the U. S. Navy until 1961 as a jet engine mechanic.
Marc returned to Cranfills Gap, and in 1969, he helped start Gap Tractor Salvage. He was locally known as the "Fat Man" from the Gap, and all over the United States he was well-known as the expert in "experienced" tractor parts. He had a passion for antique tractors, emceeing at tractor pulls and auctioneering at various benefits in the area. He was always a passionate volunteer for a good cause, even working with UPS for 16 years to get them the right to carry packages intra-state.
Marc became very popular for writing a column "Marc's Remarks," which ran in local newspapers for many years. He served as mayor of Cranfills Gap from 1990 to 1999, striving to further the development of the water department among other projects critical to the town. Marc never met a stranger--he became friends with everyone he met and worked with. Now those friends are too numerous to count.
Preceding Marc in death are sons, Marcus Wayne Johnson and Jeffrey Don Johnson; and a sister, Carla Sue Johnson.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Betty; son, Tommy Wayne Johnson; grandson, Kevin Wayne Johnson, all of Cranfills Gap; and his sister, Marilyn Barnes, of Robinson; Themany cousins, nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 3/26/2013...TR5
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