Maxine Parks Johnson

Mrs. Maxine Parks Johnson, of Kingsport, Tennessee, formerly of North Augusta, South Carolina, passed into heaven on Thursday, January 24, 2013. Mrs. Johnson taught 4 year-old kindergarten at Trinity on the Hill United Methodist Church in Augusta for many years, and then worked to retirement at the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union Local 150 in Augusta, Georgia. Mrs. Johnson is survived by her children, Sandra Parks Anderson, of Charleston, South Carolina, David Parks, of Wilmington, North Carolina, Mary Parks Smith, of Kingsport, Tennessee, and twostepdaughters, Harriett Johnson Bell, of Greenville, South Carolina and Evelyn Anne Johnson Neal, of Chapin, South Carolina; and multiple grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her husbands, George H. Parks Jr. of Augusta and James E. Johnson of North Augusta, South Carolina. The family will honor her life with a graveside funeral service on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. at Westover Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Small Miracles Therapeutic Horseback Riding Center, http://www.small-miracles.org or The LAMB Institute http://www.lambinstitute.org The Poteet Funeral Home, 3465 Peach Orchard Road, Augusta, 706.798.8886, is in charge of the funeral arrangements.Friends may sign the online guest register at www.poteetfuneralhomes.com The family may be contacted at 423.384.0894.