Mr. Joseph Melvin Johnson

December 15, 1949 - November 24, 2021

JOHNSON, Mr. Joseph Melvin - Age 71, passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 1:30 PM Monday, December 6, 2021 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing at 2:00 PM, Apostle Joseph M. Johnson Jr., officiating. Family and friends will assemble at the Funeral Home 1:30 PM Monday. Mr. Johnson will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home,and may be viewed from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sunday. Mr. Joseph Melvin Johnson was born December 15, 1949 at St. Joseph Hospital, Flint, Michigan, the son of Rhea (Harris) and Melvin J. Johnson. Joseph found Jehovah at an early age and was a member of the Kingdom Hall. He was a resident of Flint and graduated from Flint Northwestern High School. Joseph worked for General Motors Corporation for many years until his retirement. He enjoyed grilling BBQ, fishing, listening to Blues Music, playing his Guitar and drinking a cold Budweiser. Most of all Joseph loved to make people laugh; he was known as a Comedian. Mr. Joseph Melvin Johnson leaves to cherish his memory: loving wife, Clozetta Johnson; daughter, Dellarhea Johnson; 2 sons, Melvin Johnson II and Apostle Joseph Johnson Jr.; grandchildren, Alphonso Talley, Delonzo Talley, Neveah Quinn, Quetez Quinn, Joseph Johnson Jr. and Johanna Johnson; 4 sisters, Lizabeth, Tina, Carolyn and Andrea; brother Dennis; niece, Lizabeth Johnson Hines; nephew, Larry Johnson Hines; 5 great-nieces, Luxury Johnson, Luna Hines, LaRai Hines, Trinity Doucette and Jada Doucette; 5 great-nephews, El Geno Garland, Larenzo Johnson, Lito Johnson, Legend Hines and Larry Hines; a host of other relatives and friends including special friends, Donnie Sutton, Pat Sutton and Dorothy Franklin. Mr. Johnson was preceded in death by: mother, Rhea Harris; step-mother, Lulu Johnson; father, Melvin James Johnson Sr.; brother, Gregory Johnson.