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Date: 12-28-2024
Time: 11:00 AM
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Obituary
The life of Ada Louise Johnson-Rogers began on May 24, 1937, in Springfield, Illinois, to the union of the late Richard William Johnson and the late Blanche Mae Lue-Johnson. Ada departed this life on December 11, 2024, in the comfort of her home with her best friend and life partner.
Ada professed her faith in Christ at an early age at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Springfield, Illinois. She was quite active in church and sang in the children’s choir. Ada attended Garfield High School and Mexico High School, both in Mexico, Missouri, and furthered her education at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri. Ada worked as a revenue collector for the Internal Revenue Service for several years until her retirement. She had a love for music; she sang in choirs in school and college, and she also played the piano, clarinet, saxophone, violin, and organ.
She met her musician life partner, John T. Crisp, Jr., in 1987, where they started their musical journey of traveling the country performing with her band Chahrm with Ada Lou. Dr. Virgil Rhodes was instrumental in getting Ada Lou to perform for the first time. Ada Lou performed at the East Side Jazz Festival, Music in the Park, Robbie’s Restaurant, Lincoln L and Community College, Dim Art House, fundraisers, and family reunions. She worked with a number of talented artists, like blues legend Bobby Rush, Bobby King, Preston Jackson, Cecil Bridgewater, Candy Foster, Joe Boyce, The Crisp Sisters, and Big Time Sarah. Ada Lou was a local legend in her own right. She volunteered at the Tubman Anthony Self-Help Center and organized youth choirs on the east side of Springfield, Illinois. She was a member of the Asbury United Methodist Church of Springfield, Illinois, supporting a number of youth programs.
She was “the purple lady” because you could guarantee she would be wearing something purple; to the highest extent, she painted and lived life in her purple house. She was honest and caring to all that she met.
Ada is survived by her sister, Patricia Ann Carpenter of Chicago, Illinois; life partner, John T. Crisp, Jr., of Springfield, Illinois; two stepsons in Texas; niece, Sheila Louise Carpenter-Johnson (Keith) of Virginia; nephews, Vincent Carpenter and Conrade’ D. Carpenter of Chicago; and a host of cousins, friends, and neighbors.
Ada professed her faith in Christ at an early age at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Springfield, Illinois. She was quite active in church and sang in the children’s choir. Ada attended Garfield High School and Mexico High School, both in Mexico, Missouri, and furthered her education at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri. Ada worked as a revenue collector for the Internal Revenue Service for several years until her retirement. She had a love for music; she sang in choirs in school and college, and she also played the piano, clarinet, saxophone, violin, and organ.
She met her musician life partner, John T. Crisp, Jr., in 1987, where they started their musical journey of traveling the country performing with her band Chahrm with Ada Lou. Dr. Virgil Rhodes was instrumental in getting Ada Lou to perform for the first time. Ada Lou performed at the East Side Jazz Festival, Music in the Park, Robbie’s Restaurant, Lincoln L and Community College, Dim Art House, fundraisers, and family reunions. She worked with a number of talented artists, like blues legend Bobby Rush, Bobby King, Preston Jackson, Cecil Bridgewater, Candy Foster, Joe Boyce, The Crisp Sisters, and Big Time Sarah. Ada Lou was a local legend in her own right. She volunteered at the Tubman Anthony Self-Help Center and organized youth choirs on the east side of Springfield, Illinois. She was a member of the Asbury United Methodist Church of Springfield, Illinois, supporting a number of youth programs.
She was “the purple lady” because you could guarantee she would be wearing something purple; to the highest extent, she painted and lived life in her purple house. She was honest and caring to all that she met.
Ada is survived by her sister, Patricia Ann Carpenter of Chicago, Illinois; life partner, John T. Crisp, Jr., of Springfield, Illinois; two stepsons in Texas; niece, Sheila Louise Carpenter-Johnson (Keith) of Virginia; nephews, Vincent Carpenter and Conrade’ D. Carpenter of Chicago; and a host of cousins, friends, and neighbors.