James Roy “Birdshot” Johnson, 48, of Blackshear, passed away Thursday afternoon, July 20, 2023.
Born in McRae February 8, 1975, he lived in Pierce County most of his life. He was a truck driver having worked for Thom’s Transport and later WBT. He formerly owned and operated his own trucking company, JRJ Trucking and just recently started driving for Cal-Maine Foods. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved fishing, hunting, off-roading and anything else outdoors. He had practiced MMA fighting at SMAC, loved to visit new places and could fix or build anything. He dearly loved his family and so enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren. He was never afraid to show his silly side and would give the shirt off of his back to anyone who needed it.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, J.O. Johnson and Ophelia Vann Johnson and his paternal grandmother, Hazel Sims.
Survivors include his wife of 12 years, Charlene Johnson, Blackshear; his daughter, Chasity (Mark) Staines, Blackshear; six sons, Dylan Johnson (Heather Purdue), Woodstock, Chris (Ivy) Johnson of Waycross, Gerald (Jessica) Johnson, Patterson, Dalton Johnson, Blackshear, Dawson Johnson, Woodstock and Colby Johnson (Emaleigh Anderson), Waycross; his parents, William and Sheena Johnson Sims, Blackshear; four brothers, Kevin Sims, Bobby Sims and Leon (Patty) Johnson, all of Blackshear and Daniel (Rosemary) Nelson, McRae; six grandchildren, Annabella Johnson, Aiden Johnson, Payton Staines, Jaxon Johnson, Aaron Staines and Leda Purdue and several other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Monday, July 24, at the funeral home.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 24, from the Pearson-Dial Chapel.
Memorialization will be by cremation.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online register at www.pearsondial.com.
Pearson-Dial Funeral Home of Blackshear is in charge of arrangements.
