Dana Lindsey

Johnson

Dana Lindsey Johnson, 71, of Norman, Oklahoma, died Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Norman.  The son of Leonard Floyd Johnson and Betty Jane (Wehrstedt) Johnson, Dana was born November 30, 1953, in Berea, Ohio, raised in Alabama and spent his last 40 years in Norman, Oklahoma.

Dana was confirmed in the Lutheran Church as a child and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Norman.  He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Mississippi State University where he also played basketball.  He married Georgia Newton on September 10, 1977, in Starkville, Mississippi.  He worked as an engineer for General Motors in Oklahoma City from the day it opened to the day it closed down.  Dana was very gifted and could visualize and build almost anything.  Several of his ideas were patented by General Motors.  In his spare time, Dana loved being outdoors, fishing, and hunting deer, elk, quail, and turkeys.  He was a talented archer and competed in various semi-pro events all over the country.  He had a great love of all sports and even played basketball on the GM corporate team.  Dana was very compassionate and always took care of others around him.  He loved sharing his knowledge, teaching and mentoring others.  He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and a nephew, Justin Lewis.

Dana is survived by his wife of 47 years, Georgia Johnson of Norman; one son, Glen Walker of Okemah; four grandchildren; his twin sisters, Janis Wenzel and husband, Hal, of Tennessee, and Janet White of Alabama; several nieces and nephews, Karl, Karen, Kay, Paul, Mark, and Catherine; beloved brother-in-law, Walter Newton of Elk City; special nephew and niece, Chad and Karie Dawn Newton of Elk City; close niece, Amy Lewis of Newcastle and her children, Jacob, Katelynn, Avery, and Benjamin, who Dana treated like grandchildren; and many other loved ones and friends.

A memorial service to celebrate Dana's life will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 7, 2025, at the Eisenhour Funeral Home Chapel in Blanchard.  Arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home of Blanchard.  Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com.