Audrey C. Johnson

After an extended illness, Audrey Clough Johnson of Rock Hall, MD, died August 7, 2006, in Chestertown, MD, at age 89. She was the widow of the late Robert James Johnson, Sr., who died in 1977. She is survived by her three children, Karen Audrey Johnson of Bethesda, MD; Robert James Johnson, Jr. of Harrington, DE; and Jon Even Johnson and his wife Terrie of Bossier City, LA; as well as her four grand-daughters, Laura, Rachel, Sarah and Julie. She was preceded in death by her two elder brothers, Casper and Caleb Clough of Price, MD. “Miss” Audrey was born on July 1, 1917, in Price, MD, to the late Charles Vincent and Ada Anderson Clough. After graduating from Washington College in 1938 and attending Goldey Beacom College for a year of specialization, she began her teaching career in Ocean City, MD, later moving to the Kent County Public Schools system, where she worked for over twenty years. At the end of her career, she was well- known for her success as a reading specialist. She was a member of the Rock Hall United Methodist Church, the Order of the Eastern Star, and the Kent County Retired Teachers Association. In 1977, she served tirelessly along side her husband to support his work as Chairman of the Rock Hall Commemoration. As part of that celebration, Mrs. Johnson was a founding member of the Rock Hall Museum, later becoming its Curator. Additionally, she established her own Indian Museum, where she gave talks and guided tours, particularly enjoying the visits of school children. For these efforts and her other civic activities, she was recognized as the Kent County recipient of Maryland’s Most Beautiful People Volunteer Award in 1989. In 2005, a scholarship was established in her honor at Washington College. Mrs. Johnson enjoyed quilting, gardening, collecting Indian artifacts, and following the Baltimore Orioles. Funeral services will be held at Rock Hall United Methodist Church on Sunday, August 13, 2006, at 2 p.m. Family and friends may call on Saturday evening between the hours of 6 and 8 p.m. in Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, 130 Speer Road, Chestertown, MD. In lieu of flowers, please contribute to the charity of your choice or to the Clough Family Scholarship, c/o Washington College, 300 Washington Ave., Chestertown, Maryland 21620.