James Lewis Johnson

Lyons,

James Lewis “Papa Woogie” Johnson, age 64, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at Memorial Health in Savannah after a battle with COVID.  He was born in Lyons on March 15, 1957 and had lived in Toombs County most of his life.  He was a truck driver for over 40 years and currently was working for Claxton Poultry.  James was a professional boxer and was well know as “James Rice Man”.  He also was a Pit Master owning and operating with his wife the Papa Woogies Barbeque in Lyons.  He is preceded in death by his fathers, James Mann, Al Miller and Dewey Byrd; his mother, Rosetta Johnson, his grandmother that raised him, Vertie Lee Jackson Nelson.

He is survived by his wife, Charlene Spann Johnson of Lyons; children, Latwanna Miller and Rosetta Johnson both of Florida, Crystal Joiner of Swainsboro, Terrance Johnson of Illinois and Michael Johnson of New York; brothers, a stepmother, 3 sisters and 2 brothers; aunts, Martha Johnson and Carolyn Brown both of Lyons; host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from the hours of 5:00pm to 7:00pm on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the funeral home.  Funeral services will be conducted 2:00pm on Sunday, March 6, 2022, from the Chapel of Low Country Cremation and Burial with Pastor Craig Blount officiating.  Interment will follow in the Macon Cemetery in Lyons.

Low Country Cremation and Burial is serving the Johnson family.