Gloria Johnson

Gloria Johnson, age 60 of Berry passed away January 21, 2017 at home. Services will be Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Jonathan Hackett and Rev. Bobby Latrell officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Hill Community Cemetery. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service at the church. She was preceded in death by her father, Raymond Johnson; mother, Donnie L. Wilson; and sister, Annie Johnson. Survivors include daughters, Latisha Johnson (Tony Hale) and Dedra Johnson (Fred Salvage); sons, Michael Johnson (Barbara), Jesse Johnson (Chris Shook), Mattrew Johnson (Melissa); stepson, James Hakkett (Tasha) of Berry; sister, Letitia Johnson; and brothers, George Lynn Johnson, James Johnson (Brenda), Raymond Johnson, and Leslie Johnson; nieces, Iesha Johnson-Young (Chris Young) of Jasper, Tracey Johnson Kelly (Michael) of Stillmore, Angela Phillips of Jasper, and Melissa Bailey (Brandon), Amara Johnson and Latoya Johnson; nephews, Chris “Huggie” Johnson of Berry, James E. Johnson (Amber) of Berry, Jesse Ricks, Tony Howard and Mark Johnson; grandchildren, Shanon Johnson, DeMarcus Johnson, LaMaya Johnson, Andre’ Hale, Geleha Johnson, Matthew Blake Johnson, Whitley Ricks, Charleston Johnson, Miracle Johnson, Brandon Cook, Makayla Hester, Aieshina Nichole Goff, Hunter Johnson, Kendall Johnson all of Berry; a host of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Shanon Johnson, Charleston Johnson, De’Marcus Johnson, Brandon Cook, Jesse Johnson, Mattrew Johnson and James Hogan. Special friend, James Hogan. Thanks! You’ve been so very good to us. You’ve been kind in every way. You’ve made us treats and helped on all our special days. Today we’d like to thank you for all you’ve done this year, and to tell you that you’re special and so very, very dear. Today we’d like to tell you in our own special way: we appreciate the things you’ve done more than words can say. I’m free Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free, I’m following the path God laid for me. I took His hand when I heard Him call. I turned my back and left it all. God wanted me now, He set me free.