Mother Earnestine Johnson

Earnestine Taylor-Johnson departed this life on July 9, 2020 in the comfort of her home, surrounded by family. She was the second child and eldest daughter of ten children born to the union of the late Deacon Welmon Taylor, Sr. and Cornelia Dickerson-Taylor on Wednesday, May 18, 1938, in Magnolia, Mississippi, Pike County.

Earnestine Taylor-Johnson was preceded in death by her parents, Deacon Welmon Taylor Sr. and Cornelia Dickerson-Taylor; a son, Alton Earl Carter; a daughter, Brenda Faye Carter-Wilburn; a stepson, Michael Camack; three brothers, Amal Taylor, Archie Lee Taylor, Sr., and the Reverend Adolphus Taylor, Sr.

She leaves to cherish her memories: her husband, Deacon Ross M. Johnson, Sr.; her children, Arma Carter, Deacon Albert Cater (Vickie), Anita Faye Carter, Audrey Carter, Pastor Anthony Carter, Barbara Johnson, Pastor Ross M. Johnson, Jr. of New Orleans, LA; her stepchildren, Tonya Johnson, Pastor Darrell Johnson (Aundrea) all of McKinney, TX, Eugene Smith (Misty), and Harold Camack, all of Denver, CO; her siblings, Deacon Rufus Taylor, Sr. (Willie Mae), Frances Taylor-McGowan (Chester) all of Fort Worth, TX, Shirley Taylor-Collins of Benton Harbor, MI, Pastor Welmon Taylor, Jr. (Eddis) of Magnolia, MS, Carolyn Taylor-Glover of Detroit, MI.; ten grandchildren; forty-one great grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.