Rev. Jerry James Johnson

REV. JERRY JAMES JOHNSON Gary, Indiana Age 62 passed away August 23, 2005. He was a Gary resident for 27 years, formerly of Little Rick, Arkansas. He was the director of the Prison Ministry and the Southern Baptist Association of Indiana. He received the BS Degree from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. A member of the Prison Ministry at Tree of Life M.B. Church. Preceded in death by his mother, Catherine Pettis. Survivors: wife, Patricia Johnson of Gary; father, Marshall (Thelma) Johnson of Cleveland, OH; 3 sons, Clifford Caldwell of Kansas City, MO, Melvin Gardner of Indianapolis, IN, Jerry Johnson of Clarksdale, MS; 4 daughters, Gerria Johnson of Atlanta, GA, Sherell Clark of Gary, IN, Tanya Calloway of Colorado Springs, CO, Aretha Gray of Chicago, IL; 3 brothers, Tyree Pettis of Huntsville, AL, Anthony & Kevin Hill, both of Cleveland, OH; 3 sisters, Stephanie Kimble of Atlanta, GA, Thelma Hill of Cleveland, OH, Jacquelyn Hill of Cleveland, OH; mother-in-law, Odessa Smith of Gary; 10 grandchildren; 3 aunts; 2 uncles; a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services Saturday, August 27, 2005, 2 p.m. at the Tree of Life Baptist Church, 2323 W. 11th Ave., with Dr. Cato Brooks Jr. officiating. Interment Evergreen Memorial Park. Visitation Friday, August 26, 12 noon until 8 p.m. at the church with family hour from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services entrusted to Smith, Bizzell, Warner & Son, 'Your Golden Rule Funeral Home", 4209 Grant St., Gary, IN.