Rulon B. Johnson, Ph.D of Whitesburg GA, formerly of College Park, GA passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. He was 85 years old. Dr. Johnson was born in Atlanta GA, the son of the late Rulon D. Johnson Sr. and Ruby Stephens Johnson of College Park, GA.
Survivors include: His daughter, Sandra J. Pryor and Roy F. Pryor, Jr of Whitesburg, GA; son, Rulon D. Johnson, III and Peggy Johnson of Murphy, NC: son Daryl L. Johnson and Betty Johnson of Whitesburg, GA; eleven grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
For the past 34 years Dr. Johnson lived in Carroll County and served two terms on the Carroll County Commission. A member of Whitesburg Baptist Church, serving two terms as Chairman of the Board of Deacons.
Dr. Johnson served in the US Military as a First Lieutenant during the Berlin Call Up where he was commissioned as 1st Lt. and Supervisor of Instruction at Quartermaster School in VA.
Dr. Johnson is a graduate of Georgia State University and the University of Georgia where he received the degrees of Bachelor of Business Administration, Masters Degree in Education, Specialist in Education and a PHD in Career Consulting.
Retired from the Fulton County School System where he was employed as the Director of the South Fulton Vocational Center in College Park. He was Past President of the Georgia Teachers of Distributive Education. Past President of Georgia Vocational Association and National President of Local Supervisors of Vocational Education.
Dr. Johnson began his career as an Educator with the Clayton County Public School System where he taught at Maple Street School in College Park and Campbell High School in Fairburn, GA. During this time Dr. Johnson not only taught DECA but was inducted into the National DECA Hall of Fame for having served as a Student, Teacher and Supervisor of Distributive Education.
He is a Past President of the South Fulton Chamber of Commerce and a current member of the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce as well as a member of Tyus Masonic Lodge F & AM and the Carrollton Eastern Star and received 25-year pins in each organization. Dr. Johnson is also a past member of the Fairburn Masonic Lodge F& AM. He served as District Deputy in both the Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star and is a Charter member of the Carrollton Golden K Kiwanis, Past President and Past Lt. Governor of the 20th Division. Dr. Johnson served in Kiwanis International for more than 45 years.
Rulon held the following titles in the Masonic Lodge and Order of the Eastern Star; Master of Senoia Lodge, Secretary Senoia Lodge, Master of Tyus Lodge, Secretary of Tyus Lodge, Master of Fairburn Lodge, Secretary Fairburn Lodge, and District Deputy for two separate Masonic districts in Georgia. Rulon also was Past Worthy Patron Fairburn Eastern Star, and Carrollton Eastern Star.
While residing in Carroll County Dr. Johnson three years with the Family Connection, serving as Chairman of the Board in 2001. He also served on the Chatt-Flynt Regional Board for three years.
If you asked Dr. Johnson which of his many accomplishments, he was most proud, he would tell you that it was always trying to help those who society overlooked. He mentored students for many years. Students that most teachers and faculty members expected to fail excelled under his tutelage.
He is preceded in death by his parents; Rulon and Ruby Johnson; his wife of 59 years, Barbara J. Stanfield Johnson; son, Joseph Dale Johnson; and grand-daughter Miss Roxanne Johnson.
He will be missed by all that knew him.
The family will receive friends at Martin & Hightower Funeral Home on Saturday, May 15, 2021 from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM.
Funeral service will be conducted Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 3:00 PM at Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel with the family receiving friends again at 2:00 PM until the hour of service. The American Legion Post #143 will provide military honors and the Masonic Lodge #671 will render Masonic Rites.
Interment will be conducted Monday, May 17, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in College Park. Honorary pallbearers will be Bud Hines, Eastern Star, Masons, Whitesburg Church Members, and close friends.
Messages of condolences can be sent to the family at www.martin-hightower.com. Martin and Hightower Heritage Chapel has charge of the arrangements.
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