Celia Mae Turpin Johnson was born on December 18, 1937 to Paul and Lillie Mae Liggon Turpin in Cartersville, Virginia. She was the third oldest of nine children.

Celia Mae received education at New Hope School. She accepted Christ at an early age and was a devoted member of New Hope Baptist Church.

Celia met and married Ernest Johnson and to this union, three girls were born, Lottie Mae, Ernestine & Carol Sue.

Celia Mae was a housekeeper and caretaker for various families. She loved spending time with her family and being a helping hand to anyone in need. Her passion was cooking and feeding others which was her love language. Celia Mae loved to sing, thrift shop, and watch cooking shows. She was a loving and caring person who always put others first.

She was preceded in death by her devoted husband Ernest Johnson, loving daughter Carol Sue Johnson, two brothers Paul and Lewis Turpin; two devoted friends, the Lewis family (John Sr., and Elizabeth). On Friday, May 24, 2024, God called home our beloved, Celia Mae Johnson.

Celia Mae's life will forever be cherished by her two daughters, Lottie Mae Smith and Ernestine Johnson; seven grandchildren, James Johnson, Sr. (Tara), Nicole Brooks, Tawanna Lewis (Sharond) Tonya Johnson, Shawndell Gilliam (Willey Jr.), Cecelia Greenwood (Sherman) and Kim Taylor (Franklin); fourteen great grandchildren, Ashley Goode (Trayron), Brittany Gilliam, Essence Henson, Porsha Green (Douglas, Jr.) Hope Williams (Darious) Isaiah Johnson, James Johnson Jr., Joshua Johnson, Willey Gilliam III, Wyshawn Gilliam, Ricky Henson Jr, Kiya Porter, Nickolas Porter, Jamar Leeper Jr.; seven great-great grandchildren; six siblings; George Turpin (Lisa), John Turpin (Susie), Abraham Turpin (Josephine), Mary Durham, Eliza Mayo, and Dollie Nash (Alvin); devoted family and friends, AC and Shelia Crump, John Lewis Jr., Ann Harrison, Lelia Graham, Elizabeth Lewis, and Rev. Rudy and Judy Potter; a host of other relatives and friends

Until We Meet Again

A wife, a mother, a grandma too,

This is the legacy we have from you

You taught us love and how to fight

You gave us strength, you gave us might.

A stronger person would be hard to find,

And in your heart you were always kind.

You fought for us all in one way or another

Not just as a wife, not just as a mother.

For all of us you gave your best

And now the time has come for you to rest.

So go in peace, you've earned your sleep,

Your love in our hearts we'll eternally keep.

Acknowledgements

The family wishes to express their sincere gratiude to all those who have expressed their sympathy through prayers, cards, texts, calls, and visits during our time of bereavement. May God Bless you and His love be yours to share. A special thank you to Trinity Hospice.