Horace Gene Johnson was born October 19, 1939 to Quincy and Sophia Johnson in Bristow, Oklahoma. He was the youngest of five children. Horace and family moved to the Oklahoma City area and attended school in the Oklahoma City Public School System. He graduated from Douglas High School. He accepted Christ at an early age. He attended faithfully until he was not able to attend. Horace was united in marriage on September 28, 1964 to Carolyn Mack, and to this union four children were born. Horace and Carolyn celebrated 50 years of marriage on September 2014. He was employed at Guthrie Job Corps and Kerr McGee Corporation as a Security Officer. He later worked along side J.C. Burris as a Deputy Sheriff for the Logan County Sheriff Department, and there after he went on to work on the Langston University Campus as a Security Guard. Horace also served as the Mayor of Meridian for many years and started Meridian's first Volunteer Fire Department. On January 6, 2015 was called home by his Heavenly Father. His parent's, brother Joseph Johnson, sister Lotresia Johnson-Post, his favorite cousin Versadell Thompson-Mosley preceded him in death. Horace leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Carolyn, sons Kevin (Tamara C.), Reginald (Tamera L.), daughters: Winona and Rochelle (LaMont), twelve grandchildren, two great grandchildren, sisters: Earlene Young, Viola Cole, and Tina Russell, a special grandson Derrick Townsend, a host of nieces, nephews, many other relatives and friends.