Ashlin Jackson "AJ" Johnson Sr.

JOHNSON, Ashlin "AJ" Jackson Sr., the child of Nelson and Binky Johnson, was born on August 9, 1928, in Manning, S.C. He departed this life in Thursday, February 5, 2009. Employed by the Ford Automotive Rebuilders, he enjoyed membership in the First African Baptist Church and The First African Baptist Singers. He was preceded in death by his son, Ashlin J. Johnson Jr.; and two brothers, Calvin Johnson and Eddie Johnson. He leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 57 years, Lois W. Johnson; two daughters, Lois Rita Johnson and Maria Johnson Hicks; grandchildren, Donavin Ashlin Hicks and Maria Celine Johnson; one sister-in-law, Mary Cosby; two sisters, Rena Mae Johnson and Hattie Johnson; three brothers, Roosevelt Johnson, King Johnson and James Johnson; and a host of family and devoted friends of the family, including Lillie Mae Johnson, Ellen Hutchinson, the Jenkins and Oliver families. His remains rest at the W.S. Watkins & Son Funeral Home, 2700 North Ave. Funeral to be held on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at First African Baptist Church, 2700 Hanes Ave., at 11 a.m. Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.