Katherine Johnson Obituary
The world bids farewell to Katherine Johnson of Quitman, Arkansas, departing on February 21, 2026 at the age of 89. Katherine leaves behind memories cherished by the community. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Katherine Johnson to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, John Wesley and Bertha Ellen Lott; her husband Thomas Allen Johnson; her grandson Malcholm Wade Johnson; and her siblings, Fred Eason, Hughie Lott, Louise Eason, Mildred Barber, Ellar Barber, Pauline Walls, Lona Bell Geaslin, Betty Lewis and Dorthy Hiser Kincaid.
She is survived by: her children, John Elton Johnson (Deborah) of Otsego, MI., Victoria Ellen Thompson (Robert Lee) of Andersonville, TN., Thomas Malcholm Johnson (Vicky) and Jesse Allen Johnson of Quitman; and her grandchildren, Anthony, Derrick, Jeffery Johnson, Bobby Joe Thompson, Jessica Rankin (Thompson), Wesley, Justin Johnson, Allen and Joseph Johnson. She is also survived by sixteen great-grandchildren.
