Mamie Neal Johnson

Mamie Neal Johnson, age 81, passed away Tuesday afternoon, January 14, 2020, at her home in Batesville, MS.

Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, January 17, 2020, at the First Baptist Church in Batesville, MS with a committal service to follow Houston Cemetery in Houston, MS at 2:00 P.M. The family will be receiving friends Thursday evening at Wells Funeral Home from 5:00 – 8:00 P.M. Those honored to serve as pallbearers include, Roger Johnson, David Johnson, Barry Johnson, Dan Lindsey, Gary Ledbetter and Wayne Andrews. Honorary pallbearers will be David Hardy, Michael Neal, Peyton Neal and Renic Greenlee.

Mamie was born April 7, 1938 in Houston, MS to the late Vester and Vivian Nabors Franks. She was a 1958 graduate of Houston High School and was a member of the Houston Hilltopperette Basketball and Track Teams. Mamie was selected as Most Athletic her senior year at Houston High School. After the death of her first husband, William “Billy” Neal, Mamie and her two sons moved to Batesville, MS in 1983. She soon began working for South Panola Community Hospital and later began working for Wells Funeral Home as a night hostess during visitations. Mamie was a fixture at Wells Funeral Home for over 30 years where she assisted families and friends with dignity and respect. She has been active and faithful member of the First Baptist Church since moving to Batesville, MS. Her kind and jovial personality will be greatly missed by her family and community.

Mamie’s loving memory will be cherished by her husband of eleven years, Otis Johnson of Batesville, MS; two sons, Glynn Neal (Bertha) of Cleveland, MS, Daryl Neal (Kacey) of Batesville, MS; two step-daughters, Cheryl Lindsey (Dan) of Corinth, MS, Pat Ledbetter (Gary) of Banner, MS; four step-sons, Wayne Andrews of Pearl, MS, Roger Johnson (Debbie) of Senatobia, MS, David Johnson (Tina) of Senatobia, MS, Barry Johnson (Debbie) of Hernando, MS; three grandchildren, Hastings Neal, Michael Neal and Peyton Neal.

Along with her parents and first husband, Mamie was preceded in death by her brother, Robert Franks.