LAUREL - Mary Alvarez Johnson, 84, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away peacefully at her home in Laurel, MD, on Saturday, June 12, 2021. She was born on September 13, 1936, in Switchback, WV.
Mary graduated from Elkhorn High School, Class of 1954. After graduation she married Joe Alvarez. She later settled in Laurel, MD, with her second husband, Oma Bernice Johnson, Jr. Mary spent most of her
professional life as an office manager for a pediatrician. She was known for her Christian testimony and as someone who made her family top priority. After retirement she married Mel Keaton and continued to reside
at her home in Laurel.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents, William and Ethel Jenkins; Joe Alvarez; Oma Johnson, Jr.; sister, Loraine Jenkins; sister, Viola Dixon; son-in-law, Kurt Adams; granddaughter, Shannon Harris; and
grandson, Scot Harris, Sr. Surviving in addition to her husband, Mel Keaton, is her brother, Floyd (Lavelle) Jenkins; daughters, Deanna (Bill) Harris and Pamala Adams; her sons, Dwayne (Edith) Johnson and Daryl
(Lisa) Johnson; nine grandchildren; and thirteen great grandchildren.
Family and friends are invited to gather at the Gary L. Kaufman Funeral Home at Meadowridge Memorial Park, Inc., 7250 Washington Boulevard, Elkridge, MD 21075 ( exit 6 south off Rt. 100) on Friday, June 18, 2021 from 10:00 am till the start of the Funeral Service at 11:00 am. Her Private Interment will be at Meadowridge Memorial Park, Elkridge, MD.
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