Billie Jo Johnson

Billie Jo JohnsonMulhearn Funeral HomeWest Monroe, LA Funeral Services for Mrs. Billie Jo Johnson, 77, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 10:30 A.M., Friday, April 10, 2015 at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church in West Monroe with Rev. Rick McPhearson officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Mrs. Billie was born February 13, 1938 and passed away April 7, 2015. She was member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, West Ouachita Senior Center, Hug-A-Bear, and Quilters Guild. Mrs. Billie was a veteran of the United States Air Force, worked as a meteorological technician for the Federal Weather Bureau, taught Sunday school for over 30 years, and touched many lives through Christmas ornaments and daylilies. She loved life, but loved God more. She was preceded in death by her parents, J.P. and Myrtis Wright; husband, Roy Johnson; and brother, Ben Wright.Survivors include her children, Richard Johnson and wife April, Pamela Giavotella and husband Paul, and Nora Fleming and husband Marvin; grandchildren, Pepito Cabral, Jessica Giavotella, Jennifer Giavotella, Jackie May and husband Josh, Laura Riley and husband Jake, Benjamin Aston, Jameson Fleming, and Kaitlin Fleming; great-grandchildren, Joseph, Nicholas, Mason, Mia, Jackson, and Samuel; sister-in-law, Gladys Wright; nephew, Richard Wright and wife Shelly; and her granddog, Dot.Pallbearers will be Glen Jordan, Walter Stapleton, Kevin Telano, Jake Riley, Benjamin Aston, and Lance Stapleton.Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M., Thursday, April 9, 2015 at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church in West Monroe. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com