- Date Of Birth: October 25, 1936
- Date Of Death: November 18, 2018
- State: Colorado
Hilda Marion Johnson was born on October 25, 1936, in Hampton, Virginia to her parents, Nicholas Rice and Elsie Washington Rice. She was raised surrounded by her brothers, Nicholas, Jr., Ty, Willie, and her sisters, Elizabeth and Henrietta. As a child, she enjoyed styling hair and dancing. She received her formal education in Hampton, Virginia, where she attended Kecoughtan High School.
On August 29, 1959, she united holy matrimony to Phillip Johnson, who was a native of Matthews, Virginia. To this union, Phyllis, Patricia, and Phillip, Jr. were born. She was also the proud mother of two other children, Lawrence and Linda. The family relocated to Denver, Colorado and Hilda became the grandmother of ten grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren, and eight great-great-grandchildren who all were an additional source of joy and pride in her life.
