Carl G. Johnson

CARL G. JOHNSON Carl Johnson, formerly of Sedgwick, Kansas passed away peacefully on May 11, 2025, at Indian Rock Village Health Center in Fairfield Bay, Arkansas at the age of 96. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Millie, and by his sister Carol. He is survived by his children, Ken Johnson (Regina), Dale Johnson (Kendy), Paul Johnson (Linda), and Steve Johnson (Jennifer) as well as fourteen grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held on May 22 at 10:30 AM at the First Evangelical Free Church in Wichita. Carl was born in Dover Ohio in 1928 to Gus and Mary Johnson. He graduated from high school in Morehead Kentucky in 1946 and in 1951 received an Aerospace Engineering degree from Alabama University. He then joined the US Air Force and spent two years during the Korean War stationed at the Far East Air Force HQ in Tokyo, Japan. Carl then moved to Wichita Kansas and was employed by Cessna Aircraft as a Structural Engineer. In 1955, he married Mildred Mieser, and shortly after they moved to Alabama to work on the Space program. Carl returned to Wichita with his family in 1966 and worked as a Structural Engineer at Cessna's Wallace plant. Carl and Millie lived near Sedgwick and Carl retired from Cessna in 1990. Carl was a long-time member of the Wichita First Evangelical Free church where he was a board member and Sunday school teacher. Carl and Millie are buried in Moran, Kansas.