Eula Morris Johnson was born to Robert Morris, Sr., and Mary Lee Thomas Morris on July 15, 1941 in Mangham, Louisiana.  She was the youngest of four children.  She was baptized and joined Evening Star Baptist Church when the family moved to Monroe, Louisiana.  In her early teens she united with the Rose of Sharon Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. J. B. Brown.  At Rose of Sharon, she served faithfully in the choir and was President for a number of years.  Upon the death of Rev. Brown, she moved her membership to Greater Free Gift Baptist Church under Bishop Rodney McFarland, Sr. where she remained a faithful deaconess until her recent relocation to Houston, Texas.

She was a proud graduate of the 1959 class of Carroll High School in Monroe, Louisiana.  She attended Robinson Business College and was employed with the Monroe City School System for several years.  In 1976 she became employed with the City of Monroe Human Resources Division until 1984 when she became the first African American female to be employed by the Monroe City Fire Department as an administrative assistant until her retirement in 2006.

Her hobbies included singing in her beautiful soprano voice, sewing, shopping and attending all school and athletic functions with her children.

Eula Morris Johnson departed this life on November 19, 2025 at her daughter's home.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Ben George Johnson, son (Patrick Morris), her parents, brothers, J.C. Reed (@ 18 months), Robert Morris, Jr. and sister, Fannie Morris Andrews.

Eula leaves to mourn her passing, children: Mary Ann Williams (Charles) of Houston, Texas, Gerald Morris (Monroe, LA), Rodney Morris (Jennifer) of Monroe, LA, niece/daughter Vicki Andrews Smith (Monroe, LA) and the father of her children, Archie Shears.  Grandchildren: Cicely Williams, Christiann Morris, Alexis Jones, Courtney Morris, Adalynn Morris, Ashley Tolliver, Gabrielle Hunter, and Jordan Hunter.  Great-grandchildren: Chase Mitchell, Camryn Mitchell, Caleb Grant, Brooklyn Grant, Amillya Antoine and Ayden Charles Jones, 3 great-nieces, 1 great-nephew, as well as a host of cousins, other relatives, and friends.