Mary Jo Coplen Johnson
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Funeral Services for Mary Jo Coplen Johnson were held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Ruston, LA. Rev. Paul Watts and Rev. Keith Johnson officiated with burial following at Simsboro Cemetery.
Visitation was held from 1 p.m. until the time of the Funeral Service on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at Emmanuel Baptist Church.
Mary Jo Coplen Johnson was born May 10, 1940 and she stepped into eternity on February 26, 2021.
She was born to Max and Esther Coplen, the second of eight children.
While still in high school, her family moved from Bernice, LA, to Ruston and visited Emmanuel Baptist Church. While sitting in the pew she caught the eye of the preacher’s son. Charles Johnson wasted no time in asking her on a date and from that day forward, they were inseparable.