John Golson "Johnny" Cutler

John Golson Cutler (71) of Monroe, Louisiana passed away at home on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. “Johnny” was born in Delhi, Louisiana on February 11, 1954.

As a child, Johnny met the love of his life, Judy. They grew up together, attended elementary, junior high, high school, and college together, and married in 1976.

Johnny was a graduate of Delhi High School and graduated from Northeast Louisiana University in 1975. He worked many years as a project manager for Ford, Bacon & Davis and for Hunt Guilliot. Over the years he mentored many young engineers and associates and had great joy in creating and maintaining his business relationships. He was a member of St. Albans Episcopal Church.

Johnny greatly enjoyed the outdoors. He grew up on the water and the golf course. He spent many summers on the Ouachita River and Lake Bruin, skiing and enjoying the water, and many long weekends antiquing with Judy in Canton, TX. He spent countless hours maintaining his ski boat and he loved an afternoon sunset boat cruise. He also loved going to the beach, setting up tents and LSU flags along the shoreline, and flying kites. One of his favorite pastimes was spending time at the BLC Hunting Camp where he would hunt deer and turkey. He was very passionate about conservation and wildlife preservation. Johnny was a dedicated LSU football fan and rarely missed a home game. He loved to tailgate and grill almost as much as he loved the games. For away games, he would host game watching parties in his famous backyard “barn.” He was just as big a fan of the Golden Band from Tigerland as he was of the football team.

He loved classic cars, especially his 1972 Z-28 Camero and 1974 Ford Bronco. He loved building backyard fires to visit around and enjoy drinks with friends and family. Johnny would often play his set of drums after spending long days outside tending to his carefully and beautifully planted flowerbeds and manicured yard. He was an animal lover, and over the years cared for many horses, cats, and dogs, especially his two most precious companions, Sophie and Ryder. Johnny lived to help others. He greatly valued relationships with family, friends, and colleagues, and he never met a stranger.

He is preceded in death by his parents, William (Billy) Ralph Cutler and Jane Golson Cutler of Delhi, LA; his brother, Ralph Wesley Cutler of NYC, NY; his maternal grandparents, Dr. John and Nieta Golson of West Monroe; his paternal grandparents, Ralph and Ruby Cutler of Delhi, LA; aunts, Jackie Cutler of Delhi, LA, Elizabeth Cutler Vincent of Delhi, LA, and June Golson Eby of Monroe, LA; and his beloved father-in-law, Grover Harvey of Delhi, LA, and mother-in law, Cordie Bell Nelson Harvey of Monroe, LA.

He is survived by the love of his life, his wife and high school sweetheart of 48 years, Judy Harvey Cutler; the light of his life and only child, Ashley Layne Cutler Escalona of Lafayette, son-in-law, Daniel Todd Escalona of Lafayette, LA; cousins, Lynda Eby McGehee of Orlando, FL, Leah Eby Stewart of Monroe, Chris Eby of Monroe, LA, Lee Vincent (Lauren) of Monroe, LA, Ann Pardue (Van) of Dallas, TX, Lionel Smith-McGehee (Thomas) of Orland, FL, Beth McGehee Straka (Donald) of Madison, WI, Amy McGehee Fitzgerald (Todd) of West Hartford, CT, June McGehee, of Madison, WI, Wesley Eby Johnson (Bruce) of Monroe, LA and Christian Eby (George) of Monroe, LA.

Funeral services celebrating the life of Johnny will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday March 29, 2025, at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Monroe, Louisiana, with the Rev. Rita Jefferson officiating. Interment will be held in the Delhi Masonic Cemetery, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Monroe, Louisiana. Visitation will be held prior to the service at 10:00 A.M. at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church.

Pallbearers will be Mike Colvin, David Embry, Daniel Todd Escalona, Rex Finklea, Lee Vincent and Bruce Johnston. Honorary pallbearers will be Mike McInnis and Tom Jackson.

The Cutler Family would like to extend a special thank you to Heart of Hospice and Johnny’s dedicated caregivers at Always Best Care, who cared for Johnny during his final days.

Memorials may be made to St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Monroe, LA.