Rita Miller Johnson died on December 21, 2018 in Winston-Salem. She was born on October 17, 1945 to Brice Wilson Miller and Margaret Lyerly Miller in Salisbury. Rita graduated from RJ Reynolds High School and UNC Greensboro. She was a teacher in Yadkin County at Starmount. She also worked at Wachovia Bank as a bank auditor, in the preschool at Messiah Moravian Church, and as a secretary in the computer science department at Wake Forest University. Rita was a member of Beck's Baptist and her primary focus was her children and grandchildren. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother cherishing her time with the grandkids. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister-in-law Ann Miller. She is survived by her husband of 41 years, John Hiram Johnson Jr.; sons John Hiram Johnson III and Charles Miller Johnson (Brooke); grandchildren Bryce and Cullen Johnson; brother Charles Miller; sister Bronah Livingston (Bill); sisters-in-law Gilda Mae Johnson, Hilda Fae Johnson and Mary Sue Johnson; and numerous nieces and nephews.

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday at Salem Funeral Home Reynolda Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at East Bend Baptist Church.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Beck's Baptist Church, 5505 Becks Church Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27106.

Online condolences may be made through www.salemfh.com.