Passed away on December 22, 2017 peacefully at home. He leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Bettye R. Johnson; sons, William Johnson Jr., and Larry Owens; daughters, Lisa (James) Burks, and Terri (Anthony) Ewing; sister Dorothene Smith of Camden, AR; brother Eugene Johnson of St. Louis, MO; and a host of grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. VISITATION: Thursday, December 28, 5-8pm at Westlawn Hillcrest. FUNERAL SERVICE: Friday, December 29, 1pm at Salem Baptist Church, 3131 Lake St, Omaha, NE 68111. INTERMENT: Westlawn Hillcrest Memorial Park.