Mattie Johnson

1943 - 2025

Every songbird has its own unique song
And yours is my favorite.
Would my first steps be as hasty if not for its tempo?
Would my spirits be as high if not for its key?
Your song walked with me as I grew up
Like an underscore, lifting me.
And I have always listened, and I always will.
For no matter how quiet your tune gets,
As the years go on and time passes,
Even if it fades out to a gentle hum,
The echo of your melody will continue to guide me
And shape me into the (wo)man that I will become.
So, although you aren’t here to sing it,
The beat of your song will continue in our hearts.
Its steady rhythm will keep us on track.
And now every time I hear a songbird’s song,
I will think of you, and I will sing back.

 

On the morning of September 14, 2025, in the boundless grace of His divine will, God peacefully called His cherished daughter, Mattie Mary Johnson, age 82, of Ridgeland, SC, from the trials of this life into eternal rest.

She is preceded in death by her children; Danite Denise Johnson and Leonard Darnell Johnson. Her parents; Mr. Dave Johnson and Lucille  Clark Johnson McCree, her siblings; Anita Johnson, Vera Graves, James Johnson, Freddie Johnson, Cornelius Johnson and David Johnson .

Mattie leaves a lifetime of memories to her children; Yvette Marie Hamilton(Harvey),Rickey Rochelle Johnson (Pastor Jack Wesley Green Jr.) , Cornelius Eugene Johnson, and  William Alphonso Johnson, Her siblings; Elaine Nash, Loretta Rodgers and a host of other family and friends.