Mrs. Marilyn Johnson McDaniel

Mrs. Marilyn Johnson McDaniel, beloved wife, mother and Memama, passed away April 3 at her home, leaving behind a legacy of love, strength and kindness that can never be forgotten.
Memama was the kind of person who made everyone feel special and deeply loved. Her heart was generous, her presence comforting and her love unwavering. To know her was to be loved by her, and she gave that love freely to everyone around her.
Memama truly made our world go round. There were always homemade cookies in the jar, M&M’s and juicy fruit gum close by. You never left her house without feeling better than when you walked in. She had a way of making everything feel okay. She didn’t just love her family, she took care of them in every way that mattered.
She always put her family first and made sure those she loved were cared for and cherished. She had a way of bringing everyone together, whether through a meal, a little tough love or simply her presence. If you were hers, you knew it and you felt it.
To her family, she was everything. A constant source of strength, wisdom and unconditional love. She leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever and a love that will continue to live on in the hearts of her family.
She is survived by her husband of 62 years Aaron Otho McDaniel; daughters Sheila (Dwayne) Lannom and Pam (Gabe) Wooten; son Darren (Laura) McDaniel; sister Linda Miller; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren with three on the way. She was preceded in death by her parents Leroy Johnson and Annie Mae (Smith) Johnson, sisters Gertie Lee Spann, Lillian Everett and Nellie Mae Johnson and brothers Daniel Lee Johnson, Aubrey Johnson, Oren Johnson and Lonnie Johnson. Though she is no longer with us, her love remains in every life she touched. She will be deeply missed and forever remembered.
Her absence leaves a space that can never be filled, but her love will continue to guide us, comfort us and stay with us always.
Services were held April 8 at Swain Funeral Home, Hazlehurst Chapel with the Rev. Terry Reagin and the Rev. Darrell Johnson officiating. Interment followed in Oak View Baptist Church Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Corey Googe, Adrian Googe, Triston Googe, Crandall Parlor, Jason Parlor and Darrell Johnson.
Honorary pallbearers were the staff of Coastal Hospice, Carolyn Kight, Cheyenne Cooprider and Amber Yawn.
Swain Funeral Home Hazlehurst was in charge.