Bonita

Adams

Bonita Antoinette Adams "Be Be" was born on August 17, 1987, in Greenwood, Mississippi to Steve Lamar Johnson, Sr., and Shelia Annette Adams. She attended True Bible Way Church in Tippo, Mississippi with her father and mother. She sang in the youth choir.

Her early education began at the Riverview Headstart Center in Phillip, Mississippi. Her elementary and junior high education was gained at the East Tallahatchie (Charleston) School. She then attended high school in the West Tallahatchie school system, where she graduated in 2005. After graduating, she attended Northwest Community College. She graduated from Empire Beauty School and became a cosmetologist. She was employed by Amazon in Byhalia, Mississippi.

Bonita was unique, ambitious, independent, sweet, and kindhearted. She had a flare for fashion, hair, her family, and making others beautiful. She departed this life on September 14, 2023, in Memphis, Tennessee. She was preceded in death by Steve Johnson, Sr., Erik Smith, LD Taylor, Sylvia Taylor, Williams Adams, Sr., Ruth Adams, Abe Johnson, and Cora Johnson.

She leaves to cherish her precious memories: her loving mother, Shelia Harris; and her father Timmie Harris; her animal kid, Pookie Adams; two brothers, Steve Lamar Johnson, Jr., of Oxford, MS, and Derrick Baskin of Cordova, TN; three sisters, Michaela Antonia Johnson of Charleston, MS, Taminitra Adams, and Derinitra Baskin of Cordova, TN; grandmothers, Elmmer Adams of Charleston, MS and Sara Carswell of Tampa, FL; uncles, Fred Adams (Keeba) of Senatobia, MS, Michael Adams of Toledo, OH, Loynell Lyod of Texas, Jerry Harris of Tampa, FL, Albert Earl Johnson of Jackson, MS, George Johnson of Columbus, OH, and Eddie Johnson of Texarkana, TX; aunts, Tammy (Willie Williams) of Charleston, MS, Jacqueline (Troy James) of Memphis, TN, Denita Adams of Cordova, TN, Brenda Smith of Chicago, IL, Carolyn Dunn of Senatobia, MS, Terrie Harris of Tampa, FL, Earline Bostic (Ned), Dorothy Burnett, Helen Walker (Willie), and Rosaland Johnson, all of Jackson, MS; and a host of other aunties and uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.