Max Johnson

Funeral services for Max L. Johnson will be at 1pm, Tuesday, May 26, at Collegeside Church of Christ in Cookeville, TN. Graveside services and interment will follow at 4:00pm at Crestview Cemetery, Gallatin, TN. The family will receive friends from 6-8pm Monday, May 25 at Hooper, Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Friends may also visit with the family Tuesday from 12-1pm before the service at Collegeside. Mr. Johnson passed away on Thursday afternoon, May 21, surrounded by family and loved ones, covered with psalms and prayers. He was 89 years old. "Mr. Max" preached as a minister of the Gospel for forty-seven years, serving Churches of Christ in North Carolina, Oklahoma, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee. He helped begin AGAPE of Georgia, Greater Atlanta Christian School, and served on the Board of Mt. Dora Christian Home and Bible School in Florida. He was known as a humble and studious Bible teacher with a great sense of humor, an enthusiastic sports fan, and a husband and father who loved, led, and served his family. After moving to Cookeville, he served at Collegeside Church of Christ as an elder and as one of the ministers. He is survived by his wife of 17 years, Opal Brizendine Wakefield Johnson, 11 children, 33 grandchildren, and 55 great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Joyce Blackman Johnson of Jacksonville, Florida, and his oldest child, Linda Johnson Samanie of Arlington, Texas. Also preceding him were his parents Henry Frank and Essie Johnson of Hendersonville, Tennessee, his brother Garnet Johnson of Hendersonville, and his sister Nell Katherine Johnson Warren of Nashville, Tennessee. Phillip Johnson, Max's son, will preside at the Tuesday service celebrating his life in Christ. Grandsons in attendance will serve as pallbearers. Memorial gifts may be made to the Let's Start Talking Ministry, P.O. Box 162476, Fort Worth, Texas 76161-2476.