GREENSBORO — Elwood Kenneth Johnson Sr., affectionately known as "Dr. J" by his many students, died Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, October 26, at Providence Baptist Church, 1106 Tuscaloosa Street, Greensboro. Burial will follow at Carolina Biblical Gardens, Jamestown. Family visitation will be from 10:30 until 11 a.m. on Monday at the church, and other times at the residence.
Mr. Johnson was born September 13, 1926, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to the late Marvin Luther and Flory Johnson. After graduation from high school, he joined the Army Air Corps during World War II.
He graduated from A&T College with undergraduate and master degrees in agriculture, biology, and education. He was an agriculture county agent in Brunswick County before returning to Greensboro and teaching at Laughlin High School in Summerfield. He later taught at Western Guilford High School, where he retired.
He was an active member of several social and community organizations, including Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., the Aggie Club, A&T Class of '52, and the Woodmere Park Community Watch organization.
A long-time resident of Guilford County, he was a faithful member of Providence Baptist Church, where he was a deacon and choir member.
Elwood was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Ella Mae Johnson; son, Eric Johnson; and daughter, Ella Mae Johnson.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Pearl; son, Elwood, Colonel, U.S. Air Force Ret., and his wife, Ileen Janet, of Henderson; his daughter, Olivia Renee Willis and her husband, Jesse, of Waldorf, Md.; and three grandchildren, Tatjana Johnson, Tyler Willis, and Evan Johnson.
Haizlip Funeral Home, High Point, is assisting the family with arrangements.
Online condolences may be sent to www.haizlipfuneralhome.com
This obituary was originally published in the News Record.