Linnie Mae Johnson Adams died Thursday, March 19, 2015, at her home. She was 74.

Born and reared in Edwards, she was educated in Hinds County public schools and was a member of the Church of Christ Holiness, U.S.A.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Jimmy Johnson Sr. and Esteen Mary Jamerson Johnson; and a sister, Mary Lee Crowder.

Survivors include two sons, Louis Adams Jr., of New Orleans and Curtis Allen Adams of Memphis, Tenn.; four daughters, Ruth Adams of Flint, Mich., Millicent Noel Adams and Clara Adams, both of Pearl, and Vickie Vaughn Adams of Vicksburg; three brothers, Cornelius Johnson of Saginaw, Mich., Jimmy Johnson Jr. of Shaker Heights, Ohio, and Lennard Johnson of Edwards; one sister, Barbara Ferguson of Chicago; 16 grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.

A private memorial service will be Saturday, March 28, 2015.