Roger Wayne Johnson Sr.

Roger Wayne Johnson Sr., 54, of Scottsville, died on Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at his residence.

He was born on February 14, 1955, in Charlottesville, the son of the late William Hobert McKinley Johnson Jr. and Lorena Elizabeth Tate Johnson.

Roger had served in the United States Marine Corps and was an accomplished business owner and operated a custom home building and renovation company, R.W. Johnson and Son Inc. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved participating in the sport of drag racing whenever possible. Above all, Roger loved spending time with his family.

Surviving him are his wife, Debra Faye Johnson of Scottsville; a daughter, Lori Butner and her husband, Freddie, of Fork Union; a son, Roger Wayne Johnson Jr. and his wife, Joy, of Charlottesville; two granddaughters, Ave Grace Johnson and Elizabeth Butner; three grandsons, Justin Johnson, Jacob Johnson, and Frederick Butner; two sisters, Sylvia Johnson of Louisa and Sandra Napier and her husband, George, of Louisa; and two brothers, Kenney Johnson and his wife, Donna, of Gordonsville and Daniel Johnson and his wife, Sharon, of Ruckersville.

A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, December 12, 2009, at the Hill and Wood Funeral Home with Dr. Joel Jenkins officiating. Interment will follow at Riverview Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral service.

Friends may sign the guest book at www.hillandwood.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.