Lillian Sealey Johnson

Lillian Sealey Johnson, age 94 of Wake Forest, North Carolina went to be with the Lord, September 28th, 2021 at home surrounded by her family. She was born on December 27th, 1926 in Lumberton, North Carolina to the late I.P. Sealey, Sr and the late Alice Ivey Sealey.

Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, James Murray Johnson, Sr, and her son James “Jimmy” Murray Johnson, Jr, her five brothers: Johnny Sealey, I.P. Sealey, Jr, Paul Sealey, Buck Sealey and Fuller Sealey, and five sisters: Margaret Sealey, Vidalia Hall, Helen Hales, Betty Stone and Jackie Musselwhite.

She is survived by two daughters Brenda Balcome (Dan) and Pamela Johnson; one son Phillip Johnson (Carol) all of Wake Forest, North Carolina. Six grandchildren: Natalie VanHook (Chuck) of Greensboro, North Carolina, Shay Robbins (Greg) of Raleigh, North Carolina, Robert Payne (Katerina), Sarah Madison Masouras, James Tyler Johnson and Jessica Johnson, all of Wake Forest, North Carolina; Seven Great Grandchildren; Bradley Robbins, Peyton Robbins (Meredith), Brooke McKinstry (Camden) all of Raleigh, North Carolina, Jack VanHook of Greensboro, North Carolina, Luvis Payne, Sinai Payne and Sebastian Payne of Czech Republic. Three Step Grandchildren; Amy Hill (Matt) of Columbia, South Carolina, Dayna Grayson (Peter) of Chevy Chase, Maryland and Jon Balcome (Kristina) of Atlanta, Georgia; eight step great grandchildren Burns Hill, Grant Hill, Riley Grayson, Nina Grayson, Barrett Hill, Hugh Balcome, Farris Balcome and Poppy Grayson.

Lillian was a very talented Interior decorator and designer. While living in Hartsville, South Carolina she won numerous awards for her decorating talent, including the South Carolina’s Who Who’s award. She was also selected to decorate the South Carolina Governor's Mansion along with several South Carolina senators' homes while living in the area. After moving to the Raleigh area she opened Lillian’s Antiques and Interiors in the Historic village of Millbrook and continued sharing her decorating talents throughout the Triangle area until her retirement at the age of 72! She loved the Lord, and devoted many years to teaching high school girls Sunday School classes in Hartsville. She continued sharing her love of the Lord with family and friends after moving to Raleigh. She adored her husband Murray, and modeled to us all how to “love” your husband. She will be missed by all who had the pleasure of being her family and friends.

Graveside Services were held on Friday, October 1, 2021 at 11 am at Raleigh Memorial Park. A hyperlink to the video of the service can be found below under DONATIONS.

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