Carroll Preston Johnson

Carroll Preston Johnson, age 87, of Marietta, GA passed away Monday, July 22, 2013. Funeral Services will be held 2pm on Thursday, July 25th in the chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. The family will receive friends from 12pm until the service.

Survivors include: Wife, Hilda Johnson; 3 Children, Victoria Johnson, Carla Johnson and Stacey Johnson; Sister, Lillian Reed; Grandchildren, Jesse Alan Strub, Victoria Rose Waldrip, Cassidy Johnson, Cody Johnson, and many other nieces, nephews, family and friends.




CARROLL PRESTON JOHNSON, 3/13/1926
As told by Victoria Johnson


My Dad was a great father, husband, caretaker, and friend to many. He served in the Navy in WWII and shortly after his release married my Mom in 1948. Together they have 3 children myself, Victoria 1952, my sister Carla 1962, my brother Stacey 1968.

My father’s passion has always been family first and his work. He took great pride in the tire business that he owned and he was a consummate salesman. Our family joke about Dad was that he could sell “snowballs in Alaska.” He was the ultimate optimist and overly generous with his time and resources towards the family. He loved his work and always had a welcoming face for everyone.

My father’s second love was for the outdoors, nature, animals, and most of all fishing. He never missed the opening day of Trout Season for almost 50 years.

My father always had a great appreciation of classical music. He didn’t have to understand the words in order to enjoy it. He was a good cartoonist, artist, and craftsman, as well as a baseball player in his youth. I always heard rumors that he might be drafted for the minors. But he chose the military, marriage, along with his 3 children, his pride and joy.

My Dad also loved traveling. His favorite fishing trips were to Canada and high in the mountains of Wyoming to catch the elusive Golden Trout. One of the happiest days of his life was when I moved to Aspen, Colorado and he came every summer for a visit.

Even with his advanced dementia and blindness, the devotion to his family has never faltered. On my last visit during Christmas 2012, as I was leaving he said “If you need me just call. You know mom and I will always be there for you.” This holds true for both of my parents.