My mother Marilyn "Tina" Johnson Dennis was born in Cuney, Texas on Tuesday, August 13th, 1957 to N.A. Johnson and Odie Jones, and was raised by her father Leonard Reed.
My mother Marilyn went to school in Jacksonville, Texas for a short while. She furthered her education in Dallas, Texas years later to earn herself a degree in computers. She was the church mother, and member of Living Spring (Arlington, Texas) for 7 years.
My mother Marilyn has reunited with those who have preceded her in this life, her mother, N.A. Johnson; her fathers Odie Jones and Leonard Reed; her siblings; sister Bernadine "Dino" Jones Badjie; brother, Fredastaire "Freddie" Johnson, and brother, Edmond Donell Jones.
My mother Marilyn leaves to cherish her memories are me son Rodney, and daughter Ramona Reed, Catreba Johnson, Clarissa Roberts, Mickel Roberts, and Tunina O'Conner. My mother has 14 grandchildren; Chasity Smith, Rashad Brown, Teya Reed, Rodmesha Reed, Rodney Reed II, Taylor Parrish, Zachary Reed, Shekinah Reed, Alexis Roland, Promise Holbert, Eleazar Reed, Amirah Reed, Demi Reyes, Chris Reyes, and 12 great grandchildren. My mother's siblings and spouses; sister Shirley/Roosevelt Edwards, brother Herbert/Tongma Williams, sister Vivian/Billy Earl, brother Alvis Bernard Jones, sister Jessie/Curtis Roberts, and a host of nieces, and nephews, and family, and friends.
Pallbearers: Rodney Reed, Kennan Jones, Anthony Johnson, Damatral Roberts, Tramel Roberts, Mikel Roberts, Chris Williams, Charles Evans, Aaron Rose, Greg Johnson, and Vernell Akins Jr.
*Obituary written in love by Rodney Reed (Son)
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