HARLEM, Ga. - Starling Funeral Home announces the death of Retired Master Sergeant Ralph DeForest Johnson, Jr., 61, husband of Mrs. Carol Cliatt Johnson, who entered into rest on Tuesday, December 08, 2009. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, December 10, 2009, at Powell Baptist Church with the Reverend Randall Whitaker and Douglas Hood officiating with Full Military Honors accorded. Interment will be in the Church cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Odyssey Hospice, 3508 Professional Cir. Martinez, GA 30907. Starling funeral home, Hwy 78, Harlem, Ga. Please visit www.starlingfuneralhome.com to sign online guestbook.

The Augusta Chronicle-December 10, 2009