Clesten Glaspy Johnson, son of the late Herbert Johnson and Alice Richardson Johnson, was born on October 10, 1938, in Corning, Arkansas, and departed this life on May 30, 2025, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 86 years.

Mr. Johnson was a veteran of the United States Army, he worked in the paint department at General Motors retiring with 30 years of service and he was school bus driver for Bloomfield RXIV Schools for 20 years. He was a member of Lighthouse Christian Church in Dexter and a resident of Dexter. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed spending time with his family.

On March 19, 1966, in St. Louis, Missouri, he was united in marriage to Elma Grim. Mrs. Johnson preceded him in death on May 31, 2015.

He is survived by his son, Brian Johnson and wife Kimberly of Clever, Missouri; by his daughter, Shaundous Lutman and husband Carl of Sikeston, Missouri; by his special friend, Marilyn Brehmer; and by eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Other than by his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by his step-son, Rick Weaver; by his step-daughter, Charlotte Carden; and by two brothers, Aubrey Johnson, and Rudolph Johnson.

Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Sunday, June 1, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will then be conducted at Lighthouse Christian Church in Dexter on Monday, June 2, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Hagy Cemetery.

Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.