Talmadge Johnson

Walter Talmadge Johnson Jr. (1937 – December 6, 2023) was an American minister and emeritus general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. His grandson is Saturday Night Live (SNL) star James Austin Johnson.

Biography Early years Walter Talmadge Johnson Jr. was born on February 26, 1937, to Helen (née Pound) Johnson and Walter Talmadge Johnson Sr.,

Career Talmadge was ordained in 1958. Service in the Nazarene church was a long tradition in his family. Both his grandfather, Earl C. Pounds, and his father, W. T. Johnson, served as district superintendents for the church. Johnson served only one term as General Superintendent because of the denomination's mandatory retirement age,

After retirement, Talmadge continued to serve in the Nazarene church - as interim district superintendent for the Southwest Oklahoma and Kentucky districts. Later, he taught at the Agape Sunday School at Trevecca Community Church. He was preceded in death by his wife Genell (née Crawford) Johnson, after nearly 63 years of marriage.