Willard Johnson Jr

Willard Johnson, Jr., age 84, of Middletown died Friday, April 14, 2017, at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI. Mr. Johnson was born December 30, 1932 in Tupelo, MS, the son of the late Willard and the late Mearion (Trice) Johnson. He was the husband of Pauline Edwards Johnson. Mr. Johnson served honorably in the US Navy for over 20 years retiring in 1972. After his retirement from the Navy, he worked as a cook at several locations in the area.Besides his wife, Pauline, he is survived by two daughters, Leslie Pertilla and her husband Bernard of Virginia Beach, VA, and Candis Antone and her husband Joseph of Newport, RI, and one son, Willie Floyd and his four children of Ft. Wayne, IN, three sisters: Gladys Knowles of Tupelo, MS, Rose Douglas of Tupelo, MS, and Jessie Whiteside of Tupelo, MS, one brother: Leroy Springer of Memphis, TN, and a brother-in-law, Jerry Curtis and wife, Catherine, of Miami, FL. He is also survived by three grandchildren, Aleta Antone of Newport, RI, Joseph Antone of Newport, RI, and Alyse Antone Smyth and her husband Douglas of Newport, RI, six great grandchildren, nieces, Ava Cromwell and her husband Teon, Michelle A. York and her husband Elwood of Miami, FL, and Anita D. Smith of Tarboro, NC, as well as numerous other nieces and nephews.Calling hours will be Friday, April 21, 2017, from 5:00-8:00pm at Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport, RI, and again on Saturday morning from 9:00-10:00am before his funeral service.His funeral will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2017, at 10:00 am, in the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport. Burial will follow in the Newport Memorial Park, Vaucluse Avenue, Middletown, RI. Cemetery Details Newport Memorial Park Vaucluse Avenue Middletown, RI, Visitation APR 21. 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM Memorial Funeral Home 375 Broadway Newport, RI, US, 02840 info@memorialfuneralhome.com http://www.memorialfuneralhome.com Visitation APR 22. 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM Memorial Funeral Home 375 Broadway Newport, RI, US, 02840 info@memorialfuneralhome.com http://www.memorialfuneralhome.com Service APR 22. 10:00 AM Memorial Funeral Home 375 Broadway Newport, RI, US, 02840 info@memorialfuneralhome.com http://www.memorialfuneralhome.com