William Whitfield Johnson

June 3, 1982 - September 21, 2019

Hartsville, South Carolina William Whitfield Johnson, 37, of Hartsville died on Saturday, September 21, 2019. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 5 PM in the Chapel of Kistler Hardee Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 4 until 5 PM on Thursday at the funeral home and other times at the home of his grandmother, Joyce Johnson, 1119 Howle Street, Hartsville, SC. Affectionately known as Whit, was born in Hartsville on June 3, 1982. He was the son of the late William Lesley (Butch) Johnson and Lynda Leigh Johnson. Whit enjoyed spending time with his family and especially his nephews. He loved riding four wheelers and cruising with his friends. Surviving are his children, Alisha Johnson and Lexi Johnson; his brother, William “Ken” Sheffield; his sister, Magen Johnson; good friend, Ashley L. O’neal; his maternal grandmother, Joyce Johnson; his special friend, Cassie Cagle; his nephews, Andrew, Noah, Cameron, Dustin, Ashton, and Levi; his nieces, Anzleigh, and Zoey; his aunts, Donna Whitley (Ran), Deborah Abbott (Steve), Darlene Jackson and Diane Wilkes; his uncles, Merrill Sheffield and Don Watkins; and many beloved cousins. Whit was preceded in death by his brother, Andy Brown; his aunt, Karen Johnson; and his uncle, Wayne “Monkey” Sheffield; grandfather, William Leon Johnson; and paternal grandparents, Mary G. Johnson and William Lesley Johnson, Sr.; and his aunts, Luanne J. Watkins, and Karen Joyce Johnson. Kistler Hardee Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements www.kistlerhardeefuneralhome.com