Mary Louise Johnson

From a joyful childhood, Mary always spoke of her three sisters and one brother and graduating from M.B. Smiley High School. In 1972, she married Arthur Wiley, and this union was blessed with two children (Feliciti and Rodrick).

Throughout Mary’s life she encountered many hurdles, one being a loss of a child (Rodrick). As time passed, she was able to put her life back together and began a career as a dispatcher. She then began to work at the police department and a trucking company where she put her organizational skills to work.

The next phase she entered, she met Wayne Johnson which she was blessed with two more children (Jamie and Pamela). As time quickly moved forward, she found that her children needed her the most, she then became a stay-at-home mom.

Once she guided her children into adulthood, she decided to get back into the working world where she began her 20-year adventure as the Top Base Operator.

When her health forced her into early retirement, she began to indulge in what made her happy: music, crafts, decorating, traveling and putting her famous green thumb to use. As her health declined, she never relented as she continued to fight to the end. Ms. Mary L. Nowling Johnson will be remembered as a true fighter, very independent, dependable, strong-minded woman that will forever live in our hearts... Rest Well Queen.

Mary is preceded in death by James Nowling (father), Mary Nowling (mother), Elnora Nowling (sister), Mickey Jones (brother), Evelyn Nowling (sister), Jerry Pantallion (nephew), Rodrick D. Wiley (son) and Charlene Payton (friend).

She leaves to cherish her memories, Lilie Gasaway (sister), Timothy Offord (brother-in-law), Feliciti Wiley, Jamie Wiley and Pamela Wiley (daughters), Daniel Sledge (son-in-law), Roderick J. Wiley (grandson), two great-grandchildren, one niece, two nephews, one great-niece, one great-nephew with an abundance of other loving family and friends.

A visitation for Mary will be on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 10am st Paradise Funeral Home located at 10401 W. Montgomery Rd. Houston, Texas 77088. Funeral Services will immediately follow at 11am at Paradise Funeral Home Chapel. The Interment will be held at Cemetery Beautiful at 12:15pm, located at 8401 Wheatley St. Houston Texas 77088.