Mary Corinne Stroup Johnson

Mary shared many photos and family stories with her Grand-daughter Inga about her Stroup family in Wyoming. She provided Inga and us with wonderful details about this branch of the Stroup family which we knew very little about until now. She will be missed by the Stroup family. Thank you Mary.

Mary Corinne Johnson, 93, of Casper, passed away Nov. 2, 2009 at the Central Wyoming Hospice Home.
She was born April 16, 1916 in Sheridan, WY, the daughter of Thomas David and Lulu Mary (Cotton) Stroup. She attended school in the Four Mile (Decker), MT and Sheridan, WY areas, graduating from Sheridan High School in 1937. She was united in marriage to Carl Donald Johnson June 19, 1937 in the Baptist Church by Pastor Oliver Reed in Sheridan, WY. Her husband Don was employed by the Burlington-Northern Railroad, so Mary oversaw the daily household activities, raising five children. She was a country girl at heart and found joy in the simple things in life. She loved finding pictures and shapes in the clouds, enjoying a good cup of hot chocolate, crocheting, and walking hand in hand with her husband as they window shopped in downtown Sheridan. She was a cultivator of flowers and an avid gardener, raising her own vegetables even when she moved to town. She enjoyed a good card or board game and loved putting together jigsaw puzzles. Both she and Don enjoyed traveling to see family and friends, and she kept this up even after his death in 1973.
Family and God were the center of her life. She gave of herself to help others in need. She nursed her husband, her mother, and her Aunt Nell through their illnesses and supported many other family members as they faced difficult medical challenges. She was a woman of great faith who devoted time to studying the Bible every day. She and her husband, Don, belonged to First Baptist Church in Sheridan. Mary spent many years teaching Sunday school and helping with Bible school. Her adventurous spirit, infectious sense of humor and love for life will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
She is survived by two sons, Bill and wife Pam Johnson of Cheyenne, WY and Ralph Johnson of Statesville, NC and thirteen grandchildren (Edith Lou, Don, Sandy, Bob, Shanna, John, Carl, Donald, Inga, Carla, Cynthia, Gabe and Tessa). She is also survived by her brother, Bert and wife Lu Stroup, and sister Rose and husband Francis Stone, all of Sheridan, WY. Numerous great grandchildren and a few great -great grandchildren also survive her as well as many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, three children (Donald Dick Johnson, Bob Leroy Johnson and Donna Corinne McCoy), a granddaughter (Stephanie Mary Johnson), five brothers (Alonzo, Frank, Harry, Chester and Ray) and two sisters (Margaret Gleason and Helen Johnson).
Graveside services will be held at the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery in Sheridan, WY at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2009. Memorial contributions may be made to the donor's choice. Arrangements are under the direction of Newcomer Funeral Home, 710 E. 2nd, Casper, WY (307) 234-0234.