Paula Jean Johnson

Paula Jean Johnson, 72, of Asheboro, passed away Monday, April 17, 2023, at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 22, 2023, at Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, with Rev. John Bryant and Rev, Gerald Hussey officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Born June 15, 1950, in Randolph Co., NC, Ms. Johnson was the daughter of the late John Paul and Ollie Hall Johnson. She had retired from Energizer to help care for her mother. She worked at Randolph Hospital and later volunteered at Randolph Health and Hospice of Randolph. Paula refereed for school sports, played traveling softball, and loved the beach and the mountains. She was a huge UNC Tarheel fan and loved to watch all sports, but especially basketball. She was a member of Oakhurst Baptist Church. Paula especially loved cats.

In addition to her parents, Paula was preceded in death by her sisters, Alice Faye Johnson and Betty Jo Needham, and niece, Terri Christy.

Paula is survived by her sister, Glenda Caylor (Hayden) of Murphy, NC; brother, Darrell T. Johnson (Brenda) of Asheboro; nieces and nephews, Lori Rollins, Heather Padgett, Frances Robinson, Joanna Bailey, Reid Needham, Emily Needham, Jennifer Phillips; and many great nieces and great nephews.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Friday, April 21, 2023, at Ridge Funeral Home.