Obituary of Mary Watkins Johnson

Mary Evelyn Watkins Johnson died Monday, October 15^th, 2018 at Carol Woods retirement community, Chapel Hill, NC.

She was born on June 9^th, 1928 in Ann Arbor Michigan, daughter of  Leonard Lionel Watkins and Katherine Smith Watkins.  She married Dr. Wendell Johnson, mathematics professor, on December 28^th, 1948.  She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology at Phillips University in Enid, Oklahoma and her masters degree in library science from Kent State University in Ohio. She served as Head Librarian of the Portage County library system in Aurora, Ohio.

She is survived by her four daughters, Christine Johnson of Sonoma, California; Rachel Johnson of Bolinas, California; Martha Johnson of Black Mountain, North Carolina; Sarah Johnson of Gex, France; a grandson Orie Johnson-Young of Bolinas, California; a sister Nancy Zimmerman of Severna Park, Maryland, and a brother Kermit Watkins of Altadena, California.

Memorial contributions may be sent to the Hurricane Florence Relief Fund. Please write Project #35614 on the memo line:  GlobalGiving, 1110 Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 550, Washington, DC 20005.  https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/hurricane-florence-relief-fund/donate/

The Johnson family is under the care of Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill.