Mr. James Douglas Johnson

JOHNSON, Mr. James D. – Age 67 passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10 a.m. Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 1083 E. Stewart Ave.., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Reverend Dr. Henry L. Fuller, Jr. officiating. Interment Sunset Hill Association Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the Church 10 a.m. Tuesday. Mr. Johnson will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12 p.m.-8 p.m. Monday. Mr. James Douglas Johnson was born February 24, 1946 in Roanoke, Alabama, the youngest son of Ernest and Jaylender Johnson. James was better known as "Gig," has been a resident of Flint, Michigan since the fall of 1953. He accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior at an early age. He joined and was baptized by the late, Rev. Matthew Montgomery, Pastor of Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, while located on McClellan and Industrial Street. James served on the Junior Usher Ministry, as his mother, the late, (Jaylender Johnson) was supervisor of the Junior Ushers. Mr. Johnson graduated from Flint Central High School, “Class of 1965.” He was employed by Buick, a Division of General Motors, Flint, for more than forty years. He retired when Buick ceased operations at that location in 2010. Mr. Johnson enjoyed fishing, cooking, gardening and spending time with his boys and grandchildren. Mr. Johnson leaves to cherish his memory: 4 sons: Ivan (Media) Johnson; Stephen (Jacqueline) Johnson; Kevin (Toniea) Johnson; and Victor Johnson all of Flint, Michigan; 12 grandchildren: Ivante Johnson, Marquan Carpenter, Paula Johnson, Dianna Johnson, Stephen Johnson, Jr., Isaiah Johnson, Ian Johnson, McKenzie Johnson, James Johnson, Deliah Johnson and Madison McKnight, all of Flint, Michigan; 1 aunt: Learia Bells Hardy of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 2 brothers: Donald (Diane) Johnson; Larry W. Johnson all of Flint, Michigan; 3 sisters: Ernestine Todd and Christine Johnson of Flint, Michigan; Margie (Johnnie) Reed of Alpharetta, Georgia; Mother-in-law, Dorothy Hubbard, host of nieces and nephews and friends. Mr. Johnson was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Jaylender Johnson; mother of his children, Paulette Calloway Johnson. The family would like to express special thanks to Pastor Fuller and the Mt. Calvary Church family and the Hurley Medical Center ICU doctors and staff. __

Mr. James Douglas Johnson

February 24, 1946 - November 12, 2013