Mary Pearl Johnson

Four Oaks, NC: Mrs. Mary Pearl Johnson, age 96, of 705 Lee Public Road died Wednesday, January 1, 2014, at her residence.  Funeral service will be 11:00AM Saturday, January 4, 2014, at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson.  Rev. Mike Courtney and Rev. Johnny Dale Dicorte will officiate.  Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery.     Mrs. Johnson was born October 27, 1917 in Harnett County to the late Leander and Sarah Smith Norris.  She was preceded in death by her husband, James Milton Johnson, Sr.; a son, James Milton "June Bug" Johnson, Jr.; a grandson, James Alton Barbour, Jr.; a sister; and a brother.  Mrs. Johnson was a laundress at the Dutch Inn in Benson and was a member of Hannah's Creek Baptist Church.      Surviving are daughters, Janice Barbour and fiancé, Eddy Williford, of Benson and Faye Woodall and husband, Dean, of Four Oaks; sisters, Maude Norris and Alice Ivey, both of Erwin; 13 grandchildren; 33 great grandchildren; 7 great great grandchildren; and several nieces & nephews.     Family will receive friends at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Benson from 6:00PM to 8:00PM Friday, January 3, 2014.