Lola Marie Johnson

Lola Marie Johnson quietly went home to be with her Lord

on October 30th, 2024, at age 79. She was born to Elmore

Vance and Julia Mae King in Chicago, Illinois on November

8, 1944. She was the second eldest child of eleven

children.

Lola was preceded in death by both parents, Elmore Vance

and Julia Mae King, her husband Edward J. Johnson,

daughter Terry LaWanda Boyd, brothers Benjamin

Washington and Ezra Upshaw, and sisters Betty Carol

Jackson and Julia Mae Vaughn. She attended Willard

Elementary School, DuSable High School, Jones

Commercial High School, and Richard J. Daley College.

Lola spent most of her life serving others, working for

multiple medical facilities, mass transportation

companies, and office work. Lola received numerous

acknowledgments and commendations for her work. Lola

volunteered at the Chicago Public Schools and served as

an election judge for Cook County.

Lola was a kind and caring woman who treated everyone

she met like family. She was an avid sports fan, cheering

for her favorite sports teams, the Chicago Bears, Bulls,

and White Sox. She loved dancing, roller-skating, and

socializing with friends and family. She enjoyed BINGO

with her best friend, Aldra Goines, and attending church.

Lola gave her life to the Lord and was baptized on June 1,

1961, at Progressive Baptist Church in Chicago, IL.

Lola’s memory will be cherished by her sons Robert (Carla)

Boyd and Andre Boyd; her siblings Walter Upshaw, Arthur

King, Barbara Portee, Audrey Gunn, James Vaughn Jr., and

George (Doris) Vaughn; four Grandchildren: Brian Duren,

DeShawn McCollum, Zachary Tate, and Cydney Boyd; five

great-grandchildren: Brian Duren, Jr., DeMari Duren,

Kamahni McCollum, Malachi Tate, and Brianna Duren; and

a host of nieces, nephews, and friends.

A celebration of life will commence at 11:00 am Saturday November 9, 2024 at Leak & Sons Funeral Home 3501 Lincoln Highway, Matteson IL. 60443. Visitation will begin at 10:00 until the time of service. 

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