Joseph Edward Johnson Died, Grandmother is Mintie Briles Johnson

Joseph Edward Johnson died peacefully on the morning of July 19, 2020, at the age of 78, after a prolonged battle with Parkinson’s disease. Immediate family will hold a private service at Edenton Street United Methodist Church columbarium.. 

Born October 17, at Mary Elizabeth Hospital in Raleigh, to Ira Edward Johnson and Grace Ivey Johnson. United States Army Veteran, Vietnam War. Predeceased by his parents and his brother Donald K. Johnson.

He is survived by his wife, Jane and their three daughters: Elizabeth Johnson and her children Raena and Trudaux (Topanga, CA); Ivey Betts, her husband Tom and their children Lewis, Taylor, Eleanor, and Bea (Raleigh); and Briles Johnson, her husband Barry and their children David and Turner (Raleigh). He is survived by his great grandson Cyrus, and nephews Michael, Brian, and Robert.

Mr. Johnson's grandmother is Mintie Briles Johnson