Mary Imogene Keffer Johnson

Mary Imogene Keffer Johnson, known as "Peggy" to her friends, died on December 20, 2012 in San Antonio. She was born on September 18, 1915 in Hermleigh, Texas to Dove Della Douglas Keffer and James Morgan Keffer. Always a very intelligent student and a reader by the age of 4, she skipped to the next grade twice while in elementary school. She attended Amarillo College and then received a bachelor's degree from Texas Tech. She was the first woman to earn a Masters degree in mathematics from the engineering school at Tech. She began work on a PhD in mathematics at the University of Michigan. She taught mathematics in the Wink, Texas public schools until marrying Marshall Theodore Johnson on June 25, 1941, who predeceased her in 1969. They lived in Wink, McCamey, Midland, Odessa and Calgary Canada. While living in Odessa, she was active in many venues, and was the first woman to serve on a grand jury in Ector County. Following Marshall's death, she returned to teaching in the Odessa public schools until retiring and moving to San Antonio. She was a long-time member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Odessa, where she inaugurated their bookstore among many other contributions. More recently, she was an active member of St. Francis Episcopal Church in San Antonio. She loved reading and needlework and was particularly proud of the altar frontal and kneelers she and others created for St. Francis. She also loved traveling with her close friend Ann Deaderick, who predeceased her. She was also predeceased by her brothers Douglas and James. She is survived by her son John and daughter-in-law Cheryl, of San Antonio, her son Charles and daughter-in-law Laura, of Colorado Springs, her granddaughters Sarah Johnson, of San Antonio, and Julia Johnson Davis and husband Scott Davis and great-granddaughter Charlotte Davis of Columbus, Ohio, her brother John (London) and sisters Charlotte Bussard (Glazier Texas) and Pat Moore (Houston), and by many nieces and nephews.

MEMORIAL SERVICE

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2012

2:00 P.M.

ST. FRANCIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

4242 BLUEMEL ROAD

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in her name to the St Francis Episcopal Church Endowment Fund or to a charity of your choice.