Johanna Marie Wilson

November 21, 1919 – October 23, 2015

Johanna “Johnnie” Wilson was born November 21, 1919 in Seguin, Texas to Charles and Paula (Henze) Starcke. She was the youngest remaining of five children.

In 1939 she married Myers Hardy Wilson in Blanco, Texas. They enjoyed 66 years of marriage until his death in 2005. In the early years, Johnnie worked in a munition plant making ordinance, and as a beautician. She later worked as a full-time wife and mother to two sons. In her spare time she pursued her interests in flowers, sewing, music and art by joining Ikebana International, San Antonio’s Fiber Arts Guild and Sweet Adelines. In 1980, when they moved to Lake LBJ, she continued her passions with the Highland Lakes Art Guild, Marble Falls Garden Club and the United Methodist Church Choir. After their retirement, they enjoyed traveling in Europe, Hawaii and Alaska.

Johnnie will be remembered for her sense of humor, artistic ability and boisterous personality. She passed away peacefully on October 23rd with her son Kenneth by her side.

She is survived by her eldest son, Henry & his wife Peggy, of Santa Fe, NM, her younger son, Kenneth and his partner Carl Parker of Austin and Dallas, TX, one granddaughter, Wendy & her husband Richard Ewan and two great grandsons, Bailey & Gabriel, all of Los Angeles, CA.

A memorial service honoring her life will be held on November 21, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church in Marble Falls, Texas.