Mary Agnes Estock Johnson

Mary Agnes Estock Johnson was born May 16, 1920 and passed away peacefully on September 2, 2022 at the age of 102. As a treasured wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Mary Agnes will be desperately missed, always loved and never forgotten.

Mary Agnes Estock was born in Fairfield, Alabama to parents, Stephen Estock and Mary Kurtts. She was the oldest girl in a family of 10 children. Passionate about reading and education, Mary Agnes was an excellent scholar. She often told her children, “Education is important beyond my ability to define its importance for your success in life.” Mary Agnes graduated from Fairfield High School in 1938 at the top of her class both as a scholar and leader.

Mary Agnes married Charles Bert Johnson on March 17, 1944. They began a life marked with love, fun and adventure. They took every opportunity to go fishing, build a cabin on the Warrior River, cross the country to see Alabama play in the Rose Bowl, and eventually made their way to Europe, South America, and Africa as tourists.

Mary Agnes and Charlie had 3 children. Charles (Chuck) Stephen Johnson (wife – Marilyn), the first grandson in the Estock family, passed away in 2015. Dr. Mary Eren Johnson, the first granddaughter in the Estock family, lives in Montgomery, Texas. David Alan Johnson, proud Fightin’ Texas Aggie, passed away in 2006. Mary Agnes wrote “Family and friends are more important to me than anything I can think of. I derived my sense of self esteem and my positive feeling and my sense of being at peace with the world from my caring and loving family.” To us, her children and grand children, Mom wrote “You are going to succeed beyond your wildest dreams. I have every confidence in your ability to think and act wisely. Use your gifts to help others, work hard, play fair and trust God. You will always be my dearest. I love you.”

Faith and family were the guiding forces in her well lived life. Her death was preceded by her loving husband, Charles Bert Johnson, and her dearly loved sons, Charles Stephen Johnson and David Alan Johnson.

Mary Agnes is survived by her daughter, Mary Eren Johnson, her daughter in law, Marilyn Johnson. Her family included four grandchildren, Mara J. Petrinec (Bryan), Eren Johnson (John Cox), Sharon J. Lopez (Bernie) and Sean T. Johnson (Tiffany). Her great-grandchildren include Morgan and Andrew Petrinec, Josephine Cox, Anison and Ava Lopez and Sofia and Audrey Johnson.