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Obituary of William Mckinley Johnson
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William "Popcorn" Johnson was born on July 22, 1961 to the late
Junious and Loretha Langhorne Johnson. He was the oldest of three children
brought forth by this union.
William accepted Christ was baptized at an early age and became
a member of Rocky Mount Baptist Church. William attended Cumberland
County Public Schools and later he received his GED. William was employed
by Covance Research for 31 years.
William "Popcorn" was a people person. He enjoyed fishing and
attending sporting events that his children participated in.
William met the love of his life, his high school sweetheart Deloris
"Drena" Brown and on June 1, 1985. They were married, from this union
three children were born.
He leaves to cherish his memories his wife, Deloris "Drena"
Johnson; two daughters, Shaquanda of Maryland and Ayshia of Cumberland;
one son, Kendell of Cumberland; two brothers, Claude Johnson and Irvin
Johnson; three aunts, Sadie Everett, Addie Trent, and Caroline Crump (Larry);
seven uncles, Robert Langhorne (Delores), William Langhorne (Rosa), Dennis
Langhorne, Reggie Langhorne (Laura), Lewis Langhorne (Linda), Taylor
Langhorne (Alice), and Floyd Langhorne (Barbara); three brothers-in-law, Lewis
Brown (Karen), Keith Brown (Vanessa), and John Baker; one sister-in-law,
Cynthia; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
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Monday
28
May
Visitation at Funeral Home
12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Monday, May 28, 2018
Marian Gray Thomas Funeral Home
64 Cartersville Road
Cumberland, Virginia, United States
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Tuesday
29
May
Funeral Service
1:00 pm
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Rocky Mount Baptist Church
919 Stoney Point Road
Cumberland, Virginia, United States
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