Joseph Aloysius "Buddy" Johnson, 87 of Colton's Point, MD passed away on February 23, 2014 at St. Mary's Nursing Center, Leonardtown, MD.

Born June 10, 1926 in Clements, MD, he was the son of the late Mattingly Gibbons Johnson and Catherine Elizabeth Drury Johnson.

Buddy is survived by his son William Carroll "Dirt" Johnson, and was preceded in death by his son Joseph Aloysius Johnson, Jr. (Linda). He is also survived by his grandchildren; William Carroll Johnson, Jr., Michael Anthony Johnson, and Lesley Dianne Johnson, and great grandchild; Jarrett Kyle Loeffler, sisters; Catherine Elizabeth "Piggie" Mattingly of Waldorf, MD, Agnes Mabel Norris, nephew Kevin Norris, and Dorothy Ann Russell of Clements, MD, and Mary Phyllis Pilkerton of Mechanicsville, MD, several nieces and nephews, and long time friend and caregiver Pat Lyon.

Buddy served in the U.S. Army during WWII, and enjoyed a career as a painter. Buddy loved Ocean City, NASCAR, and cigars.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, February 27, 2014 from 5:00PM to 8:00PM with a Funeral Service at 6:00PM with Father Charles Cortinovis officiating in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD. Interment will be private.

Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Leonardtown, MD.