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<p style="text-align: left;">Marilyn Johnson Holly, age 91, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. She is survived by</p><p style="text-align: left;">her four children, Dona Morgan (husband Mike) of Hurst, Texas, Dora Fuselier (husband</p><p style="text-align: left;">Gregg) of Nacogdoches, Texas, Leona Thames (husband Mike) of Fredericksburg, Texas and</p><p style="text-align: left;">Ryan Johnson (wife Charlee) of Fort Worth, Texas. She is also survived by six grandchildren</p><p style="text-align: left;">and seven great grandchildren.</p><p style="text-align: left;">She was preceded in death by her parents, three husbands, two brothers, one sister and</p><p style="text-align: left;">numerous brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Marilyn was born on a wheat and cattle farm near Lucas, Kansas and graduated from Lucas</p><p style="text-align: left;">High School. After high school she moved to Salina, Kansas to attend beauty school. In</p><p style="text-align: left;">Salina, she met Lester Johnson on a blind date. They were married and had four children. In</p><p style="text-align: left;">1968, the flour mill where Lester worked closed so the family moved to Fort Worth. In 1985,</p><p style="text-align: left;">after the children had all left home, Marilyn and Lester moved to Joshua, Texas where they</p><p style="text-align: left;">planned to live out their retirement. However, Lester died of lung cancer before he could</p><p style="text-align: left;">retire. About one year after Lester’s death in 1992, she was introduced to Martin Hearne by</p><p style="text-align: left;">her pastor at a church function. They were married in 1996 in Maui. Martin was a Navy</p><p style="text-align: left;">veteran and they traveled extensively visiting friends and family until his death in 2001. Five</p><p style="text-align: left;">years later, in 2006, she met and married her third husband, Les Holly. They lived in the</p><p style="text-align: left;">Cleburne area until his death in 2012. She remained in the Fort Worth area until August of</p><p style="text-align: left;">2022, when she was moved into the Willowbrook Nursing Home in Nacogdoches.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Marilyn had a great vitality for life, a contagious laugh, and a feisty spirit. She loved sewing,</p><p style="text-align: left;">quilting, gardening, going to garage sales, and adopting dogs. Marilyn opened up her heart</p><p style="text-align: left;">and home to many people, including relatives and refugees, and sponsored a number of</p><p style="text-align: left;">Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees. She was an active member of St. Matthew’s Lutheran</p><p style="text-align: left;">Church in Fort Worth and First United Methodist Church in Joshua.</p><p style="text-align: left;">A celebration of her life will be held Sunday, Apr. 2, at 3 pm at Saint Matthew’s Lutheran</p><p style="text-align: left;">Church at 5709 Wedgewood Drive in Fort Worth. In lieu of flowers, the family request that</p><p>donations be made to <a href="//act.alz.org/site/Donation2df_id=51079&51079.donation=form1&mfc_pref=T&utm_source=google&utm_medium=paidsearch&utm_campaign=giving_google&s_subsrc=giving_google&gclid=Cj0KCQjwk7ugBhDIARIsAGuvgPbW9vOVYL9LZrVzLlCxp4qXINsCIgtZRc2YmpFbnrwk9SbPBCxyNbEaAuikEALw_wcB" title="The Alzheimer's Association" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Alzheimer's Association</a> in her name.</p><p> The family has specifically asked that no Easter Lilies be sent to the church since the pastor</p><p>is very allergic to them.</p><p><br></p>May 14, 1931 - March 7, 202305/14/193103/07/2023
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