Four Oaks : Mrs. Roberta Banks Lassiter Johnson, age 94, of 2200 Elevation Road died Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at Liberty Commons Nursing Center in Benson. Funeral Service will be held 11:00AM-Saturday,February 1, 2014 at Burnell Baptist Church. Rev. Jesse Brock & Dr. Reginald Ponder will officiate. Burial will follow in the Hills of the Neuse Memory Gardens in Smithfield, NC.
Mrs. Johnson was born in Johnston County to the late Joseph Vaden & Mamie Penny Lassiter. She was preceded in death by her husband Wade Brown Johnson. Mrs. Johnson was a retired cafeteria worker with the Four Oaks School and South Johnston High School. She was a homemaker and enjoyed her life on the family farm, her many crafts, and fishing. Mrs. Johnson was lifelong member of Burnell Baptist Church.
Surviving are, Daughter & Son-in-law, Peggy & Jerry King of Four Oaks, Grandchildren & Spouses, Thomas Wade & Stephanie King of St. Augustine, Florida, Jerry Scott & Renee King of Grifton, NC and Donna Annette & William Blackmon of Jamestown, NC. Seven Great-Grandchildren, Madison, Jordan, Peyton, Sarah, Bryson, Carl & Caty and One Great-Great Grandson, Brayden.
The family will receive friends from 6:00PM-8:00PM Friday, January 31, 2014 at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Four Oaks, NC and other times at the home of Peggy & Jerry King, 2301 Elevation Road, Four Oaks, NC 27524.
Flowers are welcomed, however, memorials may be made to Burnell Baptist Church C/O Mandy Davis 643 Shade Tree Road, Benson, NC 27504