Mary Johnson Obituary
Mrs. Mary Linda (Murray) Johnson, 84 passed away on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.
The family will have a private service.
Mary is preceded in death by her parents, Eddie Merrit Murray and Rosia Lyde Murray; daughter, Connie Sue Autry Meade; and her siblings, Ernest Cashwell & his wife, Judith, Eddie Burl Murray, Nell Rose Hill, Ricky Jean Gomez, and Doris Murray.
She leaves to cherish her memory, her daughters, Brenda Autry Douglas & husband, Kenny of Autryville, and Debra Autry McWhorter of Stedman; grandchildren, Stephen McWhorter & wife, Brandy of Texas, and Philip McWhorter of Stedman; great grandchildren, Teagan and Liam McWhorter; caregivers, Janet Owens and Cathy Bain; nurses, Zeomie, Renee and Julia; and her doctor Maria Josette and her staff.
Services entrusted to Butler Funeral Home, 6535 Clinton Road, Stedman, NC 28391.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
6535 Clinton Rd, Stedman, NC 28391
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