A Mass of Christian Burial for Elton Johnson will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 16, 2017 at St. Alphonse Catholic Church in Hessmer with the Rev. Edwin Rodriguez officiating. Burial will follow with military honors in the church cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Hixson-Ducote Funeral Home of Bunkie.

Mr. Johnson, age 85 of Bunkie, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at the Reviere del Soleil Community Care Center in Mansura.

He is preceded in death by his parents; Daniel and Blanche Laborde Johnson.

Survivors include his sons, Ronald Johnson and wife Diana of Bunkie, and Donald Johnson and wife Ellen of Hessmer; his daughter, Paula Johnson of Hessmer; his sisters, Ruth Reed of Alexandria and Shirley Leblanc of Cottonport; 9 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

Online condolences may be sent to www.hixson-ducote.com