Winston-Salem, NC- The call from heaven for Mr. Willie James Johnson, Sr. was Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center Winston-Salem, NC. He was born August 22, 1939 in Winston-Salem, NC

He is survived by a loving, devoted son and daughter in-law, Willie Johnson, Jr. (Deborah) and another son, Michael Garner ; granddaughters, Michelle Holmes (Jarrad) and Naomi Johnson; a great-grandson, Jarrad Holmes, Jr.; one brother, Edward Kirk, Jr. (Rhonda); two sisters, Sandra Kirk Hicks and Betty Jean Christian; a devoted friend, Charlotte Morris; God-Daughters, Shameka Hillian and Pam Elder; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11am Wednesday, March 25, 2009 from the Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church with Reverend Dwight L. Hash, Sr. officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family visitation will be held from 10:30am until 11am on Wednesday at the Church.