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1947 - 2026 (79 years)| Name | Mary Emily WRIGHT [2, 3, 4, 5] | |
| Birth | 1947 | Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina  [1] |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | of Tucker, Georgia of Sumter, South Carolina MARY EMILY WRIGHT JOHNSON Posted Monday, February 16, 2026 2:28 pm Mary Emily Wright Johnson, age 79, beloved wife of 41 years to Huey “Boots” Eugene Johnson, passed away on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, at Prisma Health Richland Hospital. Born in Laurens, South Carolina, Mary Emily was the daughter of the late Edward E. Wright Jr. and Margaret Emily Burns Wright. She graduated from high school in Chambly, Georgia, and received her degree in education from the University of Tennessee, where she was a proud member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. Mary Emily was a devoted military wife who supported her husband through many relocations, both domestically and internationally. She was a dedicated teacher for over 28 years, leaving a lasting impact on countless students in both America and abroad. A woman of faith, Mary Emily attended First Baptist Church and was known for her deep love of family. She found joy in sewing, baking, garage sales and thrifting. Along with her husband, Boots, Mary Emily enjoyed traveling across the United States and three trips to Alaska. In her quieter moments, she enjoyed reading mysteries and romance novels. Mary Emily will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend. She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her. In addition to her husband, left behind to cherish her memory are: her sons, David Wright Durham and his wife, Stefanie, of Sumter, and Corey Allen Johnson and his wife, Nora, of Indialantic, Florida; her daughter, Lisa Durham Phillips and her husband, Brian, of Blairsville, Georgia; her sister, Leah Wright Burton of Sumter; her grandchildren, Sarah Emily Durham, Autumn Pringle and her husband, Nick, Hunter Phillips and his fiancé, Samantha Swizdor, Rainey Phillips, London Phillips and his fiancé, Lacey Towe, Skylar Phillips, Kurstin Hernandez and her husband, Jay, Eli Addington and Elaine Addington; great-grandchildren, Maverick Pringle and Jameson Phillips; her nephew, William Hassell Burton IV; and her faithful companions and beloved dogs, Misty and Bandit. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her stepdaughter, Vickie Phelps. The family will receive friends, one hour prior to service, from 10:30-11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, at Bullock Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. with the Rev. G. Marion Ziegler officiating. A private family interment will follow the service at Sumter Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, 5000 Thurman Mall Drive, Columbia, SC 29201; St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 332 North Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105-2479; or Tunnel to Towers Foundation at www.t2t.org. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family’s guest book. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements. [1, 2, 4, 5] | |
| _UID | A7971D8F75DF4B1EB2B80E6EF192F0888823 | |
| Death | 13 Feb 2026 | Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Burial | 18 Feb 2026 | Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [1] |
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| Person ID | I121400 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 18 Feb 2026 | |
| Father | Edward Edwards WRIGHT, Jr., b. 22 Aug 1921, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 5 Sep 2013, at his home, (Sumter County, South Carolina) (Age 92 years) | |
| Mother | Margaret Emily “Emily” BURNS, b. 10 May 1923, Gray Court, Laurens County, South Carolina d. 13 May 2013, at her residence, (Sumter, South Carolina) (Age 90 years) | |
| Marriage | 13 Jul 1944 [5, 6] | |
| _UID | 003480FD6D6D42DBBBA81285F0AB4365E518 | |
| _UID | 003480FD6D6D42DBBBA81285F0AB4365E518 | |
| Family ID | F5961 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 | Jerry DURHAM | |||||
| Divorce | Yes, date unknown | |||||
| _UID | AB58AA0606684310807DF09C83BFCE4B58A7 | |||||
| _UID | AB58AA0606684310807DF09C83BFCE4B58A7 | |||||
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| Family ID | F83650 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 25 Jul 2004 | |||||
| Family 2 | Huey Eugene “Boots” JOHNSON | |||
| Marriage | 1985 [1] | |||
| _UID | F3720DD2E6B2472BAAB57F51830A8D17AE22 | |||
| _UID | F3720DD2E6B2472BAAB57F51830A8D17AE22 | |||
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| Family ID | F89111 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 18 Feb 2026 | |||
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