Mrs. Mary Dean Epps Johnson, 83, widow of Thomas W. Johnson passed away Monday, April 27, 2015.

Mrs. Johnson was born in Kingstree, SC, on November 14, 1931, daughter of the late A. Deems Epps and Ina Brown Epps. Mrs. Mary Dean graduated from Berkeley High school in Moncks Corner. She was office manager at Pilotane/Pargas for 25 years. Retiring from there, she was employed by Williamsburg Technical College for 3 years. She then served for 6 years as the first female Delinquent Tax Collector for Williamsburg County.

She is survived by two sons and one daughter; Thomas Arthur (Renee) Johnson, of Irmo, Mark Allen Johnson (Bill Crawford), of Memphis, TN, and Wendy Dean Johnson (Tom Eddins), of Mt. Pleasant; three grandchildren, Kadean (Andy) Kasperek, Shanda (Chris) Coogler and Douglas Graham (Brandy) McElveen Jr.; and eight great grandchildren.

Graveside services will be 11:30 A.M. Saturday May 2, 2015 in Kingstree Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends after the service at the cemetery. Memorials may be made to Cedar Swamp Methodist Church, c/o Ruth Grayson, 3874 Big Woods Road, Kingstree, SC 29556.