Marion was born March 16, 1915 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Joseph and Cora Jevne Akin. She was a 1937 graduate of Beloit College and was a member of the Kappa Delta sorority.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Thomas Nicholas Spyrison; and second husband, Maxwell L. Johnson.
Marion is survived by her sons, Paul T. Spyrison and his wife, Debbie; Richard C. Spyrison and his wife, Josephine both of Cary; and Joseph A. Spyrison and his wife, Bonnie of Burlington, WV; four grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren.
A private graveside service will be held at a later date at Mount Emblem Cemetery in Elmhurst, IL.
Memorials may be made to the Wake County Animal Shelter, 820 Beacon Lake Dr Raleigh, NC 27610; or Cary EMS; 107 Medcon Ct in Cary, NC 27511.
Condolences may be sent to www.BrownWynneCary.com