Mary Dawson Johnson

May 3, 1879 – November 2, 1968

Rome News Tribune, Monday, November 4, 1968

Mrs. Mary Johnson

Mrs. Mary Dawson Johnson, 1806 Maple St., died Saturday evening at her residence after a long illness.

She was born in Bartow County, May 3, 1879, daughter of the late Tom and Jennie Nichols Dawson. She had been a resident of Floyd County for 43 years. She was a member of the Hollywood Baptist Church.

Surviving are five daughters, Misses Arrie and Mabel Johnson, Mrs. George Ogles and Mrs. Dewey Lumpkin, all of Rome and Mrs. Raymond Bennett, of New Smyrna Beach, Fla.; two sons, Mark and Hugh Johnson of Rome; one brother, Bogus Dawson of Kingston; 17 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were to be held today at 3 p.m. in the chapel of the Stephens-Davenport Funeral Home with the Revs. Ralph Dingler and Charles Evans officiating. Interment was to follow in Cross Roads Cemetery.

Pallbearers included Downey Ogles, Henry Ogles, Bob Kerce, Walter Johnson, James Scott and Charles Tucker.