Mrs. Laverne Washington, daughter of the late Mr. Tommie Johnson
and Essie Lou Carpenter Johnson was the last of four children, born
on January 23, 1958.
She confessed to Christ early in life and joined the Smith Chapel M.B.
Church under the leadership of Rev. Charles T. Simmons.
Laverne departed this life, Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at St.
Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS. She was preceded in death by her
parents, and her Tommy Johnson, Jr.
She leaves to cherish her memories two children: Carlos (Elizabeth)
Johnson of Jackson, Mississippi, and Orlandus Johnson of Flora,
Mississippi; two grandsons: Carlos Johnson, Jr, of Sarasota, Florida, and
Orlandus Johnson, Jr. of Flora, Mississippi; one special granddaughter,
Orlandria Johnson of Houston, TX; two sisters: Mary (James) Battle
and Pearlie Mae (Roy) Ransom and one brother, Roby Johnson of
Rockford, Illinois, and an adopted sister, Jessie Taylor of Jackson, MS
and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
Smith Chapel M.B. Church
Smith Chapel M.B. Church
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