Eloise Johnson

Benson, NC:  Mrs. Eloise Stewart Johnson, age 85, died Thursday, September 12, 2013, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh.  Funeral Services will be 3:00PM Sunday, September 15, 2013, at Benson Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church. Officiating will be the Rev. Glenn McCullen and Rev. Dr. Duane Hix.  Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery.      Mrs. Johnson was born on April 16, 1928 in Johnston County to the late Garland and Laura McLamb Stewart.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Walter Mack Johnson, Jr.; and a daughter, Brenda Johnson Hardison.  Mrs. Johnson was a sales clerk and a member of Benson Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church.      Surviving are children & spouses, Teresa & Don Smith of Benson and Gary Mack & Thea Johnson of Mocksville; sister, Juanita S. Phillips of Smithfield; grandchildren & spouses, Lisa L. & Steven Penny, Travis Wayne & Rene Pope, Laura Katherine Smith, Heather & Scott Jackson; and Emily Ann Johnson; and great grandchildren, Devin & Reagan Penny and Kayle & Kerrie Pope.      Family will receive friends at Benson Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church from 2:00PM to 2:45PM Sunday prior to the service and other times at the home of Teresa & Don Smith, 250 W. Watson Road, Benson, NC.      Flowers are welcomed; however, memorials may be made to Benson Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, P. O. Box  442, Benson, NC  27504.