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Rosie Mae Watts Johnson

03/31/1941 - 08/23/2026

Obituary For Rosie Mae Watts Johnson

Funeral service for Rosie Johnson, 85, of Auburn, AL, will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 29, 2026, at Harris Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Evergreen Cemetery, 1409 Monroe Avenue, Opelika, AL 36801, Reverend Bernard Anderson will officiate.

Mrs. Johnson, who passed away Sunday, August 23, 2026 at her home in Auburn, Alabama, was born March 31, 1941, in Macon County, Alabama.

Public viewing will be Friday, August 28, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. โ€“ 6:00 p.m.

She leaves to cherish her memory: four children, Jasper (Brenda) Watts, Patricia (Tommy) Dowdell both of Auburn, AL, William Jefferson Johnson, Jr. of Columbus, OH and Johnnie Wesley (Bernice) Johnson of Columbus, GA; four special grandchildren, Tomarcus Darnez Dowdell, Riptavious Jayden Johnson, Jamil Lockhart all of Auburn, AL and Nicole (Henry II) Moultrie of Pelham, AL; fourteen grandchildren; a host of great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mattie Will (Amos) Kirk of Chattanooga, TN and Lizzie (Joe) Love of Waverly, AL; one brother, Joseph (Mary) Watts of Waverly, AL; two sisters-in-law, Jean Johnson of Opelika, AL and Yvonne Watts of Frostproof, FL; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

The family of the late Mrs. Rosie Mae Watts Johnson acknowledges with grateful appreciation all acts of kindness, prayers, cards, telephone calls, flowers, and words of comfort extended to us during our time of bereavement. May God bless each of you.

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My condolences to Patricia and the rest of the family during this difficult time. I pray that God gives you the strength and peace that you all need to make it through. With love and warm hugs... Nena

Geneva โ€œNenaโ€ Newsome

Sending my love and prayers๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ to my Sis Trish and her family on the loss of her beautiful mother. Earth has no sorrow that God's love and comfort can not heal.

Sharon Carter

To the Johnson and Dowdell Family, Sending condolences and prayers for the loss of Mrs. Rosie.

Stacee and Greg Nelms

Our Deepest Sympathies to the Johnson Family. May God comfort and strengthen you. Reggie and Priscilla Strickland

Reggie Strickland

Waydean

Patricia, she has fought a good fight. Truly, you have been there u are truly a solider my prayers are to u and the family in time like these. Love You Patricia

Class of 84 L'poka High School

Sonjia G Thomas

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