Funeral service will be 3:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at Shaw Funeral Home.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Saturday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Denise Johnson, daughter of the late Mattie Mae Harris and Robert Butler Sr. was born on August 22, 1957 in Wilmington, North Carolina. She departed this earthly life on March 26, 2024.  She was preceded in death by her brother, Robert Butler, Jr. Denise was educated in the New Hanover County School System.  She was a loving mother who will be greatly missed. She leaves to cherish very fond memories: her two sons, Eric Butler (Tonya) of Wilmington, NC and Aldric T. Wiley, Jr. of Bay City, Texas; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; sister, Mary Simpson of Wilmington, NC; special nieces, Rhonda Holmes and Michelle Simpson; nephew, Johnathan Shaw; other relatives and friends, including three special friends, Nelson Etienne, Eric Etienne and Dorothy Etienne. Right now, I'm in a different place and though we seem apart, I'm closer than I ever was , I'm there inside your heart. I'm with you when we greet each day and while the sun shines bright. I'm there to share the sunsets too. I'm with you every night. I'm with you when the times are good to share a laugh or two and if a tear should start to fall I'll still be there for you.