Mr. Willie Easten Johnson

JOHNSON, Mr. Willie Easten - Age 78, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016 at his residence. Family hour 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 9, 2016 at North Central Church of Christ, 2001 N. Saginaw St., with funeral service commencing at 11:00 a.m. Bro Rigel Dawson officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friend and pallbearers will assemble at church 10:00 a.m. Saturday. 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 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Friday with family present to receive friends from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Mr. Willie E. Johnson was born July 18, 1937 in Ethelsville, Alabama, the son of Oscar and Osie Johnson. Mr. Johnson had been a resident of Flint since 1951 and was a member of the North Central Church of Christ. He retired from Dephi West, a division of General Motors where he was one of the First Black Crane Operators. He was also a member of UAW Local 659. Mr. Johnson was skilled at many things, some of his favorite hobbies were gardening, traveling, fishing and cooking. He really enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren at his cabin that he and his father built together in Idlewild, Michigan. Mr. Johnson leaves to cherish his memory: his loving wife, Lillian V. Spratlen-Johnson; his loving mother, Osie Johnson; daughters, Shawn (Donnie) Merriweather of Flint, Kenya Johnson McHenry, of Plano, Texas; sons, Kyle (Christian) Johnson of Detroit MI, and Terry Jones of New York, NY; grandchildren, Correy (Porsha) Black, Kyah, Kyle, Kaitlin, and Khloe Johnson; Micah, Mylah, and Madison McHenry; Tameka, Terrell, Chamar and Terry Jones; aunt, Minnie Rembert of Flint; uncles, John (Evelyn) Johnson of Cleveland, OH; Miller Johnson of Flint; special cousins, Oscar Gary of Seattle, WA; Van Owens of Atlanta, GA; a host of other relatives and friends including, sisters-in-law, Ann Spratlen of Southfield, MI; Deborah (Clary) Jackson of Chattanooga, TN; former son-in-law, Shannon McHenry; Leona Ward, Lucille Malone, Roy Ferguson and Pearlie Carr of Columbus, MS. Mr. Johnson was preceded in death by his grandson, Lamar Black Jr.; father, Oscar Johnson; mother-in-law, Abbigail Spratlen and aunt, Willie Mae Wheat. The family would like to express special thanks to Lisa McDonald, The North Central Church of Christ Family, Canaan Baptist Church, and a very special thank you to Brother Rigel Dawson, minister of North Central Church of Christ.

Mr. Willie Easten Johnson

July 18, 1937 - July 2, 2016