Mr. Lawyer Johnson

JOHNSON, Mr. Lawyer - Age 95, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at Fenton Healthcare - Fenton, MI. Family hour 12 p.m. Thursday, July 16, 2015 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing at 12:30 p.m. Rev. Dr. Mark Anthony Jones, Sr. officiating. Interment Great Lakes National Cemetery, G-4200 Belford Rd., Holly, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the funeral home 12 p.m. Thursday. Mr. Johnson will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home and may be viewed from 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. Wednesday. Mr. Lawyer Johnson was born May 12, 1920 in Graham, Alabama, the son of Sammie and Cleola Johnson. He was united in Holy Matrimony to Mildred Robinson and they were married for 56 years. Lawyer was a World War II Veteran of the United States Army and was Honorably Discharged. He was a member of Christ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church and at one time served on the Board of Trustees and Usher Board. Lawyer was employed at General Motors Corporation for 6 years until his retirement. He loved working in his yard and going to the Spa. Lawyer was a life time member of Fitness USA. Mr. Lawyer Johnson leaves to cherish his memory: 2 grandchildren, Cornell “Nick” Harrison of Stanford, CT and Beverly Harrison; 2 great-grandchildren, Nickolas (Yolanda) Harrison, all of Flint and Alicia (Edmond) O’Neal of Fort Wayne, IN; 3 great-great-grandchildren, Preston O’Neal, Langston Harrison and Chloe Wooley; sisters, Murdie Grace of Flint, Lora Byrd of Carrollton, GA and Iona Stewart of Lima, OH; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and dear friends including, the Christ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church family. Mr. Johnson was preceded in death by his parents, Sammie and Cleola Johnson; step-daughter, Dorothy Harrison; 3 brothers, Pledis, Cornell and Ishmiah Johnson; 2 sisters, Annie Mae Glover and Verdis McCloud. The family would like to express special thanks to the staff of Fenton Home Care and Grace Hospice for their care and compassion shown towards Lawyer, and the Christ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church family.

Mr. Lawyer Johnson

May 12, 1920 - July 7, 2015