Freddie Herman Johnson

Freddie H. Johnson, 86, of Ranger, went to be with his Lord and Savior peacefully on Sunday February 15, 2015. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church in Ranger. Burial will follow in the Merriman Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Edwards Funeral Home in Ranger Wednesday, 6~8:00 p.m.
Freddie was born January 27, 1929 in Utica, OK to Fred. C. Johnson and Nannie T. Vaughn Johnson. He served in the Army during the Korean War. He married Jean Finfrock in 1954. He lived to work with livestock. He broke and shod horses for over 50 years beginning when he was 8 years old. After moving to Texas he worked for the State Highway Department. He married Bettye Fern Kendrick on December 15, 1972 in Mingus and they settled in Ranger where he began welding. He worked at the Livestock Auction Barn in Ranger until it closed, and then at Texas Cattle Exchange in Olden from its opening in September, 1999. He loved roping, was a member of the Grant Town Riding Club, the Eastland County Sherriff’s Posse, and Quarter Horse Association. For 9 years he judged at the Ranger Jr. Rodeo and other locations. He enjoyed square dancing and was a member of the Eastland County Spinners. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and drove a school bus for the Ranger Schools for several years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and 2 brothers, Milburn Johnson and Otis Caldwell.
Survivors include his wife Fern Johnson of Ranger; a sister, Jaunita Kesterson of Grants Pass, Oregon; children, Freddie Johnson Jr of Hawaii, Anita Kay Johnson of Wisconsin, Curtis Lee Johnson of California, and Mikel Allen Kendrick of Texas; 7 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.