Ms. Donnie Mae Johnson, Age 77 Of Kansas City, Mo, went on her way, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006 from the University of Kansas Medical Center. Ms. Johnson was a member of the Haven of Rest Baptist Church. Born in Newton County, Mississippi, February 28, 1928. She is preceded in death by her parents, John and Lela Hall; 2 brothers, Allen Hall and Ernest Hall; 5 sisters, Minnie Lee Hall, Francis Cleveland, Maggie Bee, Litha Mapp, Fannie Wright, and 1 son-in-law, David Clayborn.

She is survived by 2 sons and 2 daughter-in-Laws, Sonny and Connie Johnson of Milwaukee, Wi, and Ronald and Patricia Johnson of Kansas City, Ks.; 4 daughters, Linda M. Johnson, Sharon Faye Moten and son-in-law James Moten, Karon K. Claborn and LaDonna K. Johnson, all of Kansas City Mo;

2 sisters, Alberta Hunter and Flora Smart, of Kansas City, MO;

15 Grand Children, Randy, Andre (Bridgette), Terrell, Jermaine & Reginald (Chavon) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Demetrius & LeLe of Kansas City, Kansas, Nichelle, Brandon, Shatoria, Janae, Tiffany, Mario, Monique and Ronte' of Kanas City, Missouri, 22 Great-Grand-Children, and a Host of Nieces, Nephews and Great-Nieces and Nephews.

Donnie professed a hope in Christ at an early age at Pineridge Baptist Church in Decatur, Mississippi. She relocated to Kansas City, Missouri in 1949. She became a member of Haven of Rest Baptist Church February 11th., 1990. She served as a member until her health began failing her and passing.

She was well known for her great sense of humor, and creative cooking. She cooked for the Kansas City, Missouri School District for years. She also was a creative cook for numerous Restaurants. Donnie loved life, people, music as well as Cooking.

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Prelude

Processional

Selection................Two Wings................Haven of Rest Baptist Choir

Comfort from the Scriptures................Job 14:14-22.................Pulpit

Prayer........................................................................................Pulpit

Acknowledgement & Condolences......................Sister Grace Golden

Life's Reflection................................................To Be Read in Silence

Solo.................His Eye Is On The Sparow.................Katherine Clark

Remembrance.........(Limit 2 Minutes Please)..........Family and Friends

Solo...........................................................................Katherine Clark
....I've Learned How To Live Holy.............When I See Jesus Amen....

Comforting with words of God..........................Rev. Nathaniel Nelson

Recessional.................Ecclesiastes 11:3.................Ministers & Family

When I am gone, release me, let me go. I have so many things to see and do. You must not tie yourself to me with tears, Be happy that we had so many years. I gave to you my love; you can only guess, How much you gave to me in happiness. I thank you for the love you each have shown. But now it’s time for me to travel alone.

So grieve for me a while if grieve you must, then let your grief be comforted by trust. It’s only for awhile that we must part.

So bless the memories within your heart. I won’t be far away, for life goes on. Though you cannot see or touch me, I will be near, and if you listen within your heart, you will hear, All my love around you soft and clear.

In company with those we love, life seems like only hours and memories sweetly fade away, but the life that touches each of us as we go through this journey and sometimes adventure helps to mold us unveiling the hidden light within. We will always remember those that give us light that helped us along the way. A smile, a jester, a laugh, and the extended hand of love, showing that they care. Moma/Aunt Donnie was that person to us. She always had a smile and always made us feel welcome. We'll never forget the times when we were all teenagers and we would go visit her at her home. We consider her as our Moma/Aunt Donnie too! We don't know any strangers in her family. They are all our extended family also. We thank God for giving her life as a gift to all of us and to have a portion of her light that she so generously shared with us, in our thoughts and words. Her light has become "Woven" into who we are..."Family Always"

Erma Artist

We will always remember Auntie in the work we do during this time. When we go through this period doing work that is memorable, the times blend with the work and when the results of our work is great, this time period feels great, but in a more favored, memorable way.

When we miss Auntie we just go to work doing that which reminds us of her and the results of that work will speak out, even when she's not here to speak for herself.

Just make sure you do your best at what ever you do and the memories during your period of time on this planet will be the greatest memory of Auntie and the results of your work will show it.

We love you mama with all our heart, just wanted you to know our love comes stronger than you think and it will always show. You fought a great fight, this we have to say: We Love and Admire You Mama in every way. Your heart was golden and you have inspired many, with your smile and laughter, you’ve touched plenty. Like all good fights, yours came to an end, you didn’t lose Mama it was definitely a win. No Silver, no Gold you got a better prize, no pain, no suffering, and to look into God’s eyes we are sad to see you go, but God knows best. He called you home, for some much needed rest. We will see you again Mama, one day, one night. Mama your spirit will live forever just know, we all love you and we will always be together.

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There is something about when children of today leave home and strike out on their own now-a-days, that contributes to the problems of the world. Not all, mind you, but MOST become the Suspect or the Victim. The rest become Leaders or Followers. The Leaders have to choose who to lead from this pool of Followers, Suspects and Victims. The Suspects dictate the direction the world is going. The Victims, some of which become Suspects, the rest are traumatized for life or die from their trauma. The Followers, if not careful, will follow any lead and the Leaders work with what they have to work with, in what ever way they can and there in is the problem. Any way they can with what they have to work with. Some Leaders even, slip and become the Suspect and/or Victim, then there you have it, the Problems of the World. Popa may have or Moma may have, but God Bless a Child.

If more New born Babies retain that one trait, that is so clear to see, but difficult to define and retain, that all of us are blessed with from the very beginning, as they develop into adult babies, on into teenage adults, on into adults, on into elder adults, the Worlds Families would remain a family and not become a Suspect that begot a Victim that begot a Suspect that begot just because they can beget. This one trait has the power to beget a family, that begot a follower, that begot a Leader, that temporarily Physically heads the family, which is clear to see, but difficult to define... The real strange thing is, it's so vividly clear and yet, you can't teach it, define it or create it, all you can do is embrace it, retain it and partake in it's retention.

Look at how everyone in the family is with the newborn baby and how the newborn baby is with the family. I'm not talking about its' total dependency, but that traits total dependency. I'm not talking about its' financial dependency, but that traits Financial dependency. I'm not talking about its' growing up and never leaving the house, but it must never, ever, never, leave the home. This is where that trait resides. When a child grows up and leaves home, so does that trait. When you beget, you begot and when you begot you begot FOREVER as long as you live in your generation, and if you so much as let a child leave home, there goes that trait and the cycle begins again. This trait should not cycle. There in is the problem. This trait can not be handed down or revived, it can only be retained, from begot to beget through begot to... This is Family.

The greatest investment any family can make is to forever invest in and support this trait in every and all ways possible, as long as you live in your generation. And when I say family, I mean every one. I don't just mean this trait a newborn so vividly displays, but this same trait that is somewhere in us all. Husband Wife, Son Daughter, Girlfriend Boyfriend, Son-in-law Daughter-in-law, Grand Child Great Grand Child... Your home is the Family Bank. Your home is the Family Church. Your home is the Family Cafeteria. Your home is the Family School. Your home is the Family Hospital. Your home is the Family Rest Home. Your home is the Family home FOREVER. If not, you flirt with DISASTER when the cycle has to begin over again, and this trait not be retained.

Everyone must make their deposits into the family Bank, and then the Family discuss, decide and make diversified deposits into stocks, bonds, mutual funds, banks, trust funds, etc. Everyone must attend the Family School to monitor, assist and/or do homework, especially continuing Ed. Everyone should work and eat in the Family Cafeteria, and have a hand in all, as cook, grocery shopper, delivery, bust boy/girl, etc. Everyone must study/teach from their daily personal real life experiences, in the Family Church and worship/praise in the Community Church, so as to not allow the creation of a generation gap or become a Cult. It makes no difference, weather coming into, recovering in, or going out of this World, it is so vividly clear what the Family Hospital and Rest Home is for, is this not clear to you? You can retain the Family Hospital/Rest Home always or attempt to revive it later, either way all may/will come to need such a place one day and it is great that Ed and continuing Ed is maintained in this area by every family member, like now, being the great time as it is.

Again the real strange thing is, this is so clear and yet, you can't teach this, define this or create this, and if you could and did, the cycle would have begun again, as would the flirt with DISASTER, as would the contribution to the problems of the world, as would, Popa may have or Moma may have, but God has continued to Bless a Child, and all that need be done is for a child to retain this blessing, as the Family partakes in the retention of this trait. This trait is given to all that comes to this Planet and is gone the instant a child is aloud to leave home, instead of just being aloud to leave the house...

If one now-a-days, do not embrace and partake of the home that is the Family Bank, the Family Church, the Family Cafeteria, the Family School, the Family Hospital, the Family Rest Home, FOREVER, which is, FAMILY, one will cycle newborn proprietorships and partnership, beginning the cycle over again and again, instead of filling the position at an appropriate Family Member Corporate Level with each generation begot, to fortify and continue the contribution to the solution, that has already begun (Home, School, Church, Hospital, Rest Home, Financial Institution). Leaving the home and starting another new proprietorship and/or partnership, with each generation, is not a solution, it's a flirt with DISASTER.

They that have and ear, let them hear, embrace, partake, follow, and lead, in your own generation and your generations to come, now and forever more. Don't flirt with DISASTER, Incorporate your subsidiaries and live forever...