Mary Louise Davis Johnson, who resided near Lavaca, died Saturday, January 11, 2020. She was born May 13, 1938, in Fort Smith, to the late Jess B. Davis and Martha Ann Smith Davis. She was 81 years old. She was preceded in death by her father, Jess Davis; her mother, Ann Kaltoft; two sisters, Liz Berry and Nora Miller; and two grandsons, Justin Johnson and Ron Pawley, Jr.

Mary was a retired USDA food inspector for 23 years. She was a 1955 graduate of Lavaca High School and member of Riverdale Freewill Baptist Church.

Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 15th, at Brotherton Funeral Home Chapel in Charleston, with the Rev. Buddy Corbell officiating. Burial at Island Cemetery, located east of Lavaca, under the direction of Brotherton Brothers Funeral Home and Flower Shop.

She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Shelly Grant Johnson; three children, Jan Pawley and husband Ron, Stephen Johnson and wife Rita, and Michael Johnson and wife Misty; seven grandchildren, Stephanie Chronister and husband Robbie, Keena Wayland and husband Danny, Jessica Wheeler, Whitney Hampton, and Brooke Selby and husband Adam, Wendy Caraboolad and husband Dave and Steve Pawley; nine great-grandchildren, Dalton Johnson and wife Emilee, Ashton Chronister and wife Hannah, Kainen Wayland, Kinsley Wayland, Landon Johnson, Josslyn Robertson, Adalyn Selby, and Madison Selby and Gabe Caraboolad; one great-great-grandchild, Rylee Johnson. She is also survived by her best friend and traveling partner, Lorene Lee.

Pallbearers will be Tommy Smothers, Johnny Hobbs, Kenny Hobbs, Darryl Dotson, William Hampton and Adam Robertson.  Honorary pallbearers will be her grandchildren.

The family will visit with friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday night at the funeral home.

To view the video tribute online, please visit http://videos.lifetributes.com/1047367

In lieu of flowers, the family asked donations be made to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Gateway Chapter; 1972 Innerbelt Business Center Drive St. Louis, MO  63114. https://donate.lls.org/lls/donate

To pay an online tribute, please visit www.brothertonbrothersfuneralhomes.com.