Sheriff Leonard Johnson, age 71, passed on May 18, 2024.
A wake service will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2024, from 4:00 to 5:00 P.M. at the Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, 607 Kaigler Street, Oglethorpe, Georgia.
The funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, May 24, 2024, at Magnolia Baptist Church, 415 Hosie Waters Street, Montezuma, Georgia. Burial will follow at the Oglethorpe City Cemetery, Memorial Drive, Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Graveside services, including burials, are likely to be held on ground that is uneven, which is out of the control of Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. We ask that you take this into consideration when choosing footwear, such a high, thin heels. Please be advised that Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. will not be held responsible for injuries at a grave site because of this.
Leonard Johnson was born on November 2, 1952, in Macon County, Georgia to the late Marie & L.C. Johnson. He was preceded in death by his sister, Marilyn Johnson-Worthy (Emmitt Worthy Sr.), his late aunt Clara English, late grandparents Ethel Reese and Judson Smith, his maternal great grandparents, late Ernest, and Clara Turner, two late uncles Napolean Hill Sr. and John Lee Johnson, and his late niece Kristie Worthy. Leonard was a graduate of the historic D.F. Douglas High class of 1971 and furthered his education at South Georgia Technical College in Americus, Georgia. He started employment at the Macon County Sheriff Office in 1979 and was a member of the Sheriff Association. He was the first African American to be elected as the Sheriff of Macon County. He was also employed at Mulcoa Plant for several years. He confessed his belief in the true and living God and became a member of the St. Paul A.M.E. Church where he served as a member for fifty plus years and a member of the Trustee Board and Steward Board.
Leonard leaves a legacy of love and many wonderful memories to his beloved family which includes his only daughter Veronica Johnson-Hill (Antwann Hill Sr.) of Kathleen, Georgia; his loving and devoted sister Brenda Kleckley (Willie C.) of Oglethorpe, Georgia; his grandchildren Aniya Hill and Antwann Hill Jr.; his devoted aunt Ellen Rose Rusell of Decatur, Georgia; devoted uncle, Joe Johnson of Decatur, Georgia; devoted nieces, Laveta Worthy Jones and Debbie Kleckley of Montezuma, Georgia; devoted nephews Willie Kleckley Jr. (Tina) Warner Robins, Emmitt Worthy Jr. (Sabrina) of Montezuma, Georgia, Ricky Kleckley (Katrina) Deatsville, Alabama, and Dale Worthy (Kena) of Athens, Georgia; devoted cousins Nate Rogers, Cheryl Smith, Milton English (Bessie), and Alnetia Whitfield; special and devoted friends Rev and Mrs. Hosie Waters, Mildred Porter, Wayne Davis, Jarrett Waters, Marion “City Boy” Waters, Janet Shelley, Sheriff Eric Bryant, Sonjia Porter Melton, Charles Allen, Howard Brown, Sherrif Cullen Talton, Hubert West, Eddie Hosley, and Whitfield Family.
A wake service will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2024, from 4:00 to 5:00 P.M. at the Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, 607 Kaigler Street, Oglethorpe, Georgia.
The funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, May 24, 2024, at Magnolia Baptist Church, 415 Hosie Waters Street, Montezuma, Georgia. Burial will follow at the Oglethorpe City Cemetery, Memorial Drive, Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Graveside services, including burials, are likely to be held on ground that is uneven, which is out of the control of Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. We ask that you take this into consideration when choosing footwear, such a high, thin heels. Please be advised that Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. will not be held responsible for injuries at a grave site because of this.
Leonard Johnson was born on November 2, 1952, in Macon County, Georgia to the late Marie & L.C. Johnson. He was preceded in death by his sister, Marilyn Johnson-Worthy (Emmitt Worthy Sr.), his late aunt Clara English, late grandparents Ethel Reese and Judson Smith, his maternal great grandparents, late Ernest, and Clara Turner, two late uncles Napolean Hill Sr. and John Lee Johnson, and his late niece Kristie Worthy. Leonard was a graduate of the historic D.F. Douglas High class of 1971 and furthered his education at South Georgia Technical College in Americus, Georgia. He started employment at the Macon County Sheriff Office in 1979 and was a member of the Sheriff Association. He was the first African American to be elected as the Sheriff of Macon County. He was also employed at Mulcoa Plant for several years. He confessed his belief in the true and living God and became a member of the St. Paul A.M.E. Church where he served as a member for fifty plus years and a member of the Trustee Board and Steward Board.
Leonard leaves a legacy of love and many wonderful memories to his beloved family which includes his only daughter Veronica Johnson-Hill (Antwann Hill Sr.) of Kathleen, Georgia; his loving and devoted sister Brenda Kleckley (Willie C.) of Oglethorpe, Georgia; his grandchildren Aniya Hill and Antwann Hill Jr.; his devoted aunt Ellen Rose Rusell of Decatur, Georgia; devoted uncle, Joe Johnson of Decatur, Georgia; devoted nieces, Laveta Worthy Jones and Debbie Kleckley of Montezuma, Georgia; devoted nephews Willie Kleckley Jr. (Tina) Warner Robins, Emmitt Worthy Jr. (Sabrina) of Montezuma, Georgia, Ricky Kleckley (Katrina) Deatsville, Alabama, and Dale Worthy (Kena) of Athens, Georgia; devoted cousins Nate Rogers, Cheryl Smith, Milton English (Bessie), and Alnetia Whitfield; special and devoted friends Rev and Mrs. Hosie Waters, Mildred Porter, Wayne Davis, Jarrett Waters, Marion “City Boy” Waters, Janet Shelley, Sheriff Eric Bryant, Sonjia Porter Melton, Charles Allen, Howard Brown, Sherrif Cullen Talton, Hubert West, Eddie Hosley, and Whitfield Family.
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