Paulette Mechelle Johnson Obituary

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Paulette Mechelle Johnson (Durham, North Carolina), who passed away on August 20, 2023, at the age of 73, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, James Vester and Odelia Upchurch Leake of Durham, NC; her brother Daniel Leake; and her granddaughter Cierra Giles. She is survived by: her husband Howard; her daughter Lisa Denice Giles-Maxwell; her grandchildren, Darius Dwayne Giles and Princess Breanna Giles; her great grandchildren, Ka'Kari Giles, Camryn Giles, Mason Giles and Prince Richardson; and her siblings, Charles Massey, James Henry Leake (Frankie), William Junior Leake, Patricia Ann Leake, Joyce Leake Peterson and Vernell Leake Harris. She is also survived by loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.