William Benjamin "Billy" Johnson

Services: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at 10:00 AM in St. John's Catholic Church, Hollywood, MD with Fr. Raymond Schmidt officiating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD. Visitation: Viewing/Visitation will be held on Monday, July 30, 2007 from 5:00 - 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, where Prayers will be said at 7:00 PM. William Benjamin "Billy" Johnson, Jr., 50, of Hollywood, MD died suddenly, July 26, 2007 in Washington Hospital Center. Born June 27, 1957 in Leonardtown, MD he was the son of Lillian Maria Johnson of Leonardtown, MD and the late William Benjamin Johnson, Sr. Billy was one of a kind and you'll never find a better man. He was friendly to everyone he met and would go out of his way for anyone who needed anything. He enjoyed playing cards, taking trips to Dover, reading the newspaper, watching western movies and most importantly spending time with his grandchildren. He was always a devoted single father and is survived by his three loving children, William Benjamin Johnson, III and his wife Theresa, Jennifer Renee Johnson and her companion Joey Bean, Heather Marie Brooks and her husband Joseph and his son-in-law Justin Lee Smith all of Hollywood, MD. He is also survived by seven grandchildren who he referred to as "Pop Pop's Babies", Bailey Michelle Smith, Laila Marie Brooks, Hannah Nicole Smith, William Benjamin Johnson, IV, Travis Christopher Johnson, Alyssa Anne Bean and Baby Girl Brooks due in September. In addition to his children and grandchildren, he is survived by his Mother, Lillian Maria Johnson of Leonardtown, MD, his sister Gloria Abell and her husband Jackie of Hollywood, MD, Joyce Dennis and her husband Roger of Mt. Pleasant, MI his brother Walter Johnson and his wife Joyce of California, MD, his sister Carolyn McMahon and her husband Tommy of Bakersville, NC, his sister Mary Vaughan and her husband Steve of Lexington Park, MD, his brother Donald Johnson and his wife Theresa of Leonardtown, MD his brother Michael Johnson and his wife Charlene of Leonardtown, MD his sister Debbie Fulton and her husband Mark of Hollywood, MD and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father William Benjamin Johnson, Sr., his sister Dottie Johnson and his niece Julie Dennis. He was a lifelong St. Mary's County resident where he worked for Johnson Plumbing. The family will receive friends in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home on Monday, July 30, 2007 from 5 - 8 PM with prayers being said at 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. John's Catholic Church, Hollywood, MD on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at 10:00 AM with Fr. Raymond Schmidt officiating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown MD. Pallbearers will be Tom Guy, Mark Fulton, Brandon Johnson, Justin Smith, Brent Guy and James Vaughan. Honorary Pallbearers will be Donald Johnson, Michael Johnson and all of his grandchildren.