Willia Mae Johnson

Willia Mae Johnson, 78, of DeRidder, LA passed from this life on Wednesday, February 6, 2013. Those left to cherish her memory are her husband Frank Johnson, Jr. of DeRidder, La; sons, Eldridge Johnson and wife Ann of Lawton, OK and Frederick Johnson of Columbia, SC; daughters, Clara Bruce and husband David of DeRidder, LA, Barbara Mark and husband Eddie of Yokosuka, Japan and Marion Peters of Colorado Springs, CO; sister, Dessie Simon of DeRidder, LA; 11 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren and 3 godchildren.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Theo and Thelma Ford.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013 from 6:00pm until 8:00pm at Star of Bethlehem Baptist Church in DeRidder, LA.  Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 15, 2013 at 11:00am also at Star of Bethlehem Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Beauregard Cemetery in DeRidder, LA.  Pastor Keith Stevenson will officiate.