Johnny Calvin Seymour

John Calvin Seymour

Shreveport, LA - John Calvin Seymour passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 2, 2014 after a battle with Cancer. "Johnny", as he was best known by friends and family, was born December 19, 1937 in Elberton, GA to William and Omie Seymour.

Johnny came to Shreveport with the Air Force, where he eventually met and married the love of his life, Patricia Smith Seymour. This month, they would have celebrated 37 years of marriage.

A man devoted to his family, Johnny was the loving father to five children: Debra Seymour Sedransky, John Seymour, Jr., Carla Seymour Roberts, Kimberly Farmer Allen and Tommy Farmer. He was "Papa" to eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. All of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren will remember him as a kind, loving, funny and gentle man who lit up the room with his smile and gave great hugs. Johnny absolutely adored each of his children and made sure each of them knew how proud he was of the adults and parents they had become. He will be greatly missed by all of them.

Johnny worked as an auto damage appraiser for more than 40 years, but his true passion was country music. He was a truly talented entertainer who felt most at home on the stage picking a guitar and singing traditional country classics. Many of his friends know him from the days when he played on what was once known as the Bossier strip and the Shanty Club in Shreveport. In his early days, Johnny recorded songs in Nashville that would eventually get him on the stage of the "Louisiana Hayride", where many of country music's biggest stars got their start.

Johnny's passion for playing music never let up. Upon retirement from the auto appraisal business, he turned his then part-time hobby back into a full-time gig, playing music regularly with local classic country music bands. For Johnny, this was his chance to go back to what he truly loved and anyone who knew him, understood just how excited and grateful he was for the chance to be back on stage with his friends and fellow musicians.

The family would like to give special thanks those who cared for Johnny: Dr. Chad Hargon and the staff of the Willis Knighton Cancer Center, Drs. Mark and Melanie Smith, Dr. Gazi Zibari and Willis Knighton Hospice. Their care and commitment to Johnny during his battle with Cancer meant the world to his family and especially to Johnny himself.

A memorial service will be held for Johnny on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at 5 pm at Aulds Funeral Home in Shreveport, LA. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Johnny's name to the American Cancer Society.