Sistah Willie Ruth Johnson was
born in Ibedarn, Alabama a three-street stretch of land just over the Tennessee line. She says she won't share when she was born because, "taint nern ya bidness and don't ask me 'bout no birth certificate, lessen you want to show yo own!"
She is one of five children born to the late Wilhemina and Willie Ray, Johnson, Sr. Her siblings are: Willie Pearl, Willie Esther, Willie Ada Lou, and Willie Lucille. Willie Ruth is next to the youngest. From an early age, she felt "called" to the job of "pruning." She declares that she has a gift at cleaning the sin off of chittlins. She won 1st place as the most proficient chittlin' cleaner at the 100 Church Chittlin March in 2009. Besides that award, she is most proud of her successful campaign of having speakers installed in all church bathrooms nationwide. She is seeking grant money to do environmental safety research to find out if water fountains are connected to the same pipes leading from toilet water pipes in restrooms.
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