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Levie George
Johnson
Oct 17, 1961 — Nov 8, 2025
Levie George Johnson III, born to Levie George Johnson II and Betty Jane Johnson in Walker Springs, AL on October 17, 1961. Levie joined Morning Star Baptist Church at an early age.
Levie attended North Gulfport Elementary and Harrison Central High Schools where he was on the varsity basketball team and ran track. Levie attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, University of Mississippi, and later attended medical school at the University of Iowa. Levie did his internship at the University of South Alabama Hospital in Mobile, AL and completed his residency at Howard University. After medical school, Levie received his pilot's license to fly small single engine airplanes.
After medical school and completing his internship, he pursued a career as an Emergency Medicine doctor at the Lady of the Sea Hospital in Cut Off, LA for over 20 years. Levie continued his career as a Director at the Allen Parish Hospital in Kinder, LA and Emergency Room doctor at Acadia St. Landry Hospital in Franklin, LA, and St. Martin Hospital in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.
Levie is known for the love he shows his family and friends by taking them to football games to see the New Orleans Saints, basketball games to see the Pelicans, or concerts to see different artists. Levie had a love for music and played the piano and guitar. Levie loved doing magic tricks for kids. He also had a love for mentoring medical students who were starting out in medical school. He always purchased books for new students, and offered any advice he could to help students pursuing a career in the medical field.
Levie is preceded in death by his father Levie George Johnson II, his maternal grandparents, Viola Jones and Ersie Jamison, and Parental grandparents, Levie George Johnson and Sarah Johnson.
He leaves to mourn his passing his mother Betty Johnson of Gulfport, MS, two sisters, Brenda (Albert) Johnson of Newton, MS, and Angela Johnson of Gulfport, MS. Two brothers, Jessie Johnson and Robert Johnson, both of Gulfport, MS. One godsister, Raven Barnett, two godchildren, Megan Ughovwa and Dylan Michael Landry. Two nephews, Sedrick and Sheldon Johnson, and many special cousins.
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