Bryan Michael Johnson

December 24, 1985 - January 9, 2016

Bryan Michael Johnson, age 30, passed away on January 9, 2016 at his home in Oak Gove after a long, hard fought battle with cancer. He was born on December 24, 1985, in Hattiesburg, MS to Randy and Jo-Anne Johnson. Bryan attended Oak Grove High School and was an honor graduate of the Mississippi Youth Challenge Program. After graduation, Bryan went and worked in the oil drilling business both offshore and onshore. He was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. Bryan loved being outdoors where his favorite past times were to hunt, ride his four wheeler especially in the mud and enjoy life to its fullest. His greatest passion was his daughter Makenzie who went on many mud riding excursions with him. Bryan was a volunteer fireman with the Lamar County Fire Services. In 2009 at the age of 24, Bryan was honored as the Lamar County Firefighter of the Year for saving two people from a burning house. Bryan is preceded in death by his mother Jo-Anne M. Johnson, his material grandfather and his fraternal grandmother. He is survived by his daughter Makenzie Johnson, his father Randy Johnson, his two brothers Chris (Patty) Johnson of Long Beach, MS, Cory (Abbie) Johnson of Oak Grove, and his nieces and nephew (Kaleigh, Ashlyn, Blake) in Long Beach, MS. He is also survived by his maternal grandmother, fraternal grandfather, many aunts, many uncles and cousins. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at St. Thomas Catholic Church from 5:30pm - 7:30pm. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 12:00pm at St. Thomas Catholic Church. Internment will be at Pinehaven Funeral Home located on Sullivan-Kilrain Rd. in Hattiesburg, MS. In lieu of flowers the family is asking for donations to be made to Lamar County Fire Services, Lamar County Fire Chief's Association, PO Box 1240, Purvis, MS 39475.