Donald Gene Johnson
08/22/1945 - 02/27/2026
Donald Gene Johnson, 80 of Brodnax, passed away on February 27, 2026 at his home. Donald was retired from the town of Brodnax. He is survived by his caretakers, Douglas and Bessie Moore, and Robert (Butch) Bolton. Also surviving by his nieces and nephews, Robert (Donna), Rosa (Bill), Jean, Sheila, Eugene, and Theresa; great nieces and nephews, Anna (Matthew), Taylor, Ashley, Bobby, Janice, Deborah, BJ (Tiffany), Montana (Sarah), Nathan, Tabatha, Brittany and Victoria; his beloved great-great niece, Randi Ann Washburn and 23 other great-great nieces and nephews; and 1 great-great-great nephew. He is preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Grace Johnson; one sister Lille; three brothers, Thomas (Webster), Ernest and Ronald; a sister-in-law, Beulah; and great niece, Savannah. In addition, he has left behind his 3 beloved dogs, Lil Bit, Sadie and Scarlet, and went to join his favorite dog Shyann. The family will receive family and friends Thursday, March 5, 2026 from 12:30 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. at Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home, where funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Interment will follow at the Johnson Family Cemetery, Brodnax. Online condolences may be made at www.crowderhitecrews.com. Crowder–Hite–Crews Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Johnson family.
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At Crowder-Hite-Crews we’ve always been proud to say that we are large enough to serve and small enough to care. When you choose us, we consider this a sacred trust between your family and ours. We offer a full range of funeral service, whether for a traditional funeral or cremation, and we are able to assist families worldwide. In February of 2004 we installed a crematorium to better serve our cremation families. We now do all cremations in our facility, saving transport to another location for this service. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about the cremation process.
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Town Council Member
Prayers and Condolences to the Johnson family!!
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My condolences to the family and prayers 🙏 and he definitely will be missed by all.
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Sending prayers and condolences to the family.we will miss you.