Benson, NC: Ms. Mamie Lou Roberts Johnson, age 83, died Sunday, September 28, 2014, at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Benson. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Wednesday, October 1, 2014, at Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Al Warrick. Burial will follow in Middle Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Garner.
Mrs. Johnson was born on July 4, 1931 in Johnston County to the late Rufus C. and Mae Belle Sauls Roberts. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Larry Roberts. Mrs. Johnson was a Johnston County retired educator. cosmetologist, and nurse. She was a member of Micro Free Will Baptist Church.
Surviving are daughter, Helen Smith & husband, L. C., of Micro; sons, Corby Johnson, Jr. & wife, Karen, of Wilmington and Don A. Johnson & fiancée, Sue Kaderabek, of Cary; sisters, Judy Parrish of Angier, Margie Lee of Four Oaks, and Daphne Noles of McGee's Crossroads; brothers & sisters-in-law, Atlee & Linda Roberts of Willow Spring, Laeron & Becky Roberts of Fuquay Varina, Bennie Roberts of Four Oaks; grandsons & spouses, Les & Katie Smith, Alex & Kelly Smith, Jamie Johnson, and Seth Johnson; and great grandchildren, Landon Smith and Olivia Smith.
The family will receive friends at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Benson from 2:00PM to 2:45PM Wednesday prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Growing in Grace Building Fund, Micro Free Will Baptist Church, P. O. Box 247, Micro, NC 27555.