Billy Jake "Coach" Johnson
Jul 3, 1952 - Jun 17, 2020
Posted by Martha Reddout

©Marietta Monitor
26 Jun 2020,  Page 4

Interment followed in the Lakeview Cemetery.

Born July 3, 1952 at Gainesville, Texas, the son of Willy and Eutha Forbes Johnson, he died Wednesday, June 17, 2020 in Marietta. Bill attended Thackerville Public School until his junior year. He then transferred to Marietta Public School to play football his senior year. While attending Marietta he won first place in the shot put at the state track meet. After only playing football for one year he was given a full football scholarship to East Central University. He was co-captain of the ECU football team where he was All-Conference. Bill graduated with a bachelor’s degree in education. He taught for 45 years and coached for 35 years. Throughout his coaching tenure, he coached several state qualifying basketball, football, and track teams. Coach Johnson bled black and gold. He devoted a majority of his life to Marietta Public Schools. He loved each of his players, students, and coworkers. Bill’s most important accomplishment in his life was his family. Bill married the love of his life Sherry Martin on November 23, 1985 at New Faith Baptist Church in Gainesville. Upon marrying Sherry, he became the daddy to his two beautiful daughters, Natalie and Tara. He committed his life to being the best husband and daddy in the world. He loved his sisters dearly and always enjoyed their phone calls and visits. He was everyone’s favorite “Uncle Bill”. When Bill took on the role of father-in-law, he could not have been any prouder. He had many interests in life, but his favorite was spending time with his kids and grandkids. He enjoyed playing games and following the grandkids around to all their activities. He was a member of Marietta’s First Baptist Church and loved attending Wednesday night Bible study with the Powder River Boys. Bill was a devout Christian and family man. He wanted the world to know about the awesomeness of God’s love. He loved horses and team roping and found so much joy in being a cowboy.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant brother, Andrew Johnson, and nephew, Bobby Scivally.

Survivors include his wife, Sherry Johnson of the home; daughters, Natalie Wiebener and husband Taylor of Kingston and Tara Sheid and husband Tommy of Pilot Point, Texas; grandkids, Dakota, Kaya, and Taylie Wiebener, and Tenley and Timber Sheid; sisters, Peggy Howard and husband Gene of Purcell and Linda Scivally and husband Don of Thackerville; brothers and sisters-in-law, Mike and Donna Martin of Carrollton, Texas and Kenny and Sandra Phelps of Plano, Texas; and numerous nieces and nephews. Serving as casketbearers were Tim Campbell, Dean Holden, Michael Sampson, Davide Towery, Mike Wade, John Shumaker, Frank Lornes, and Harry Jesse. Honorary bearers were Dick Michael, Paul Riley, Martin Sullivan, Hugh Don Sweat, Bink Stafford, Jim Thurman, Trey Westfall, Lance Christie, Sam Wylie, Herbert Moore, Jeff Moore, Gary Rose, Hank Walbrooke, David Bell, Derek Halstied, Jeremy Higle, Steve Short, Mark Segler, Larry Frame, Chad Coble, Reggie Anderson, ECU football team 1970-75, and the Powder River Boys.

Online guest book: wattsfuneralhome.com