Johnny Clifton Flanagan, 85, was ushered into the gates of Heaven on Friday May 28, 2021.
Johnny was born on July 10, 1935 in Grant, Oklahoma to Alfred Clifton and Stella May (Keith) Flanagan. He married Nelda Kaye Brooks on July 9, 1964 in Lubbock, Texas. He was a longtime member of Legacy Point Baptist Church formerly Central Baptist Church of Whitesboro. He enjoyed riding horses and driving tractors. He was an artist and had over 50 sketches in his art portfolio. Johnny’s passion in life was serving the Lord as a Music Evangelist since 1969. He loved to sing and play music and was a composer of over 500 gospel songs. With his music he was able throughout his lifetime to bring the word of Christ to many people around the world. He received two honorary doctorates in his life one for Sacred Music and one for Divinity. He was a man with a love for the Lord and his family and one with a wonderful sense of humor.
He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Nelda Flanagan of the home; son, Joel Flanagan and wife, Cheryl; grandchildren, Johnathan Cole Flanagan, Mikala Dawn Flanagan, Caden Sean Flanagan, Maycee Brooke Flanagan, Sidney Bailey, as well as many nieces and nephews.
Johnny was preceded in death by his parents, A.C. and Stella Flanagan, five brothers and a sister.
Funeral Services honoring Johnny will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at Legacy Point Baptist Church, officiated by Dr. Joe Patterson, Rev. Lyndel Lee and Dr. David Bryant. Interment will follow at Nelson Grove Cemetery in Callisburg. A time of visitation for family and friends will be held at the church one hour prior to the funeral service. Arrangements are under the direction of Meador Funeral Home of Whitesboro.
Nelda, Joel, and family,
We are so sorry for your loss, but we know that Johnny is enjoying the streets of Heaven. You are in our thoughts and prayers!
Love,
Roddy and Jeana Arnold
My condolences
Sending love and prayers to you in this time. We know he’s in heaven and we’ll see him again some day soon.
Nelda and Joel,
Words cannot express how we feel about Brother Johnny and your family. You guys have meant so much to us down through the years and have been tremendous friends and co-labourers. We will greatly miss Brother Johnny, his sense of humor, his talent with a guitar, and his instantly recognizable voice. May his music and ministry live on in the lives of so many churches and people to which your family has ministered. I know his life and music lives on in us and I have hummed so many of your songs since I heard the news. We know he is your beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, etc. and you guys have so many more memories to comfort you. We just wanted to say “we love you” and are wrapping our arms around you with prayer, love, and gratitude. We are confident that J.C., Jean, and Vicki Morton have already greeted Bro. Johnny in Heaven and are having a great reunion. He is no longer waitin’ on his brand-new body!
We love you!
Jesse Morton and Family
Nelda,
I am heartbroken to learn of Uncle Johnny’s passing. I know heaven is rejoicing upon his arrival though. They needed a singing angel up there.
I am so grateful I was able to share with him that he is who brought me to the Lord. He was such a kind and loving person. I will never forget him, and look forward to seeing him agsin in heaven someday. I loved you all when I was part of the family, and have continued to love you all now even though I am no longer in the family. You all mean so much to me and my children, Misty and Buckley Gooding.
RIP Uncle Johnny,
Until we meet again
Nelda, precious memories came flooding back from our days in Lubbock. You and Johnny were such special friends. So thankful our paths crossed. Our love and prayers continue for you.
Wanda and Wayne Deering
Joel, so sorry for the loss of your Dad…….God Bless you all…..Hope and Al
My father was Billy Joe Bell. He used talk about Johnny Flanagan a lot. God bless you all in this time.
Nelda, Johnny touched our family in so many ways with his music and humor. He had a pure love for the Lord. You both were and are a treasure to me. I will be forever grateful to you for allowing me to stay in your home for six weeks so I could graduate from high school. Heaven just got a little sweeter!
Nelda, I fondly remember the guitar jam sessions in your house in Southland. Johnny blessed Glen and me by singing at our wedding in 1973. May the Lord give you strength during these days.