WINDER – Billy Ross Johnson, 71, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2015.
Mr. Johnson retired from C.W.T. Farms Poultry Equipment Company and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Carl. He also was a United States Air Force veteran, having served for four years. Mr. Johnson was preceded in death by his parents, Johnny Sikes and Annie Ruth Michael Johnson; and brothers, Ronnie and Thomas Eugene Johnson.
Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Jelaine S. Johnson, Winder; sons, Brian (Terri) Johnson, Franklin, Ky. and Darren (Susan) Johnson, Maysville; daughter, Julie (Jerome) Howell, Jefferson; brother, James Johnson; sisters, Faye Casper and Hazel Cain; nine grandchildren, Courtney Hardison, Brandon, Madison, Lance, Luke and Levi Johnson, Brandy Pedigo, and Samuel and Lindsay Howell; and two great-grandchildren, Kaydence and Korbin Hardison.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. at Smith Funeral Home in Winder on Tuesday, November 17. The funeral service will be in the chapel of Smith Funeral Home at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, November 18, with the Revs. Tom Hamm and Danny Ashworth and Mr. Jerome Howell officiating. Interment will follow at the First Baptist Church of Carl Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First Baptist Church of Carl.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder, is in charge of arrangements.