Melvin Burl Johnson passed away Oct. 18, 2022.
Melvin was born on Feb. 9, 1943 in Shawnee, OK to Melva and Cosette Johnson. He graduated from Shawnee High School in 1961 and then went to work for Broadway Hospital, Shawnee Street Department, Fred Jones and ultimately Tinker Air Force Base, where he retired as a KC-135 Aircraft Mechanic after 37 years of service.
He married Loretta Ann Morris July 16, 1963.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Melva Burl Johnson and Ella Cosette Fairbanks-Johnson, one sister, Phyllis Gale Hilton, and one brother, Paul Leslie Johnson (Korean POW).
He is survived by his wife, Loretta Johnson, children, Donald Johnson, Daryl Johnson, and Tonya Bussell and husband Brandon and one grandson, Bray Bussell, all of Shawnee, OK as well as cousin, Meekee Graham and husband Bob of Nashville, TN along with numerous other family and friends.
Services were held October 22, 2022 at the Walker Funeral Chapel with burial following at Resthaven Memorial Park in Shawnee, OK.
