Marilyn J. McDaniel

Marilyn Johnson McDaniel, beloved wife, mother, and Memama, passed away Friday, April 3rd at her home, leaving behind a legacy of love, strength, and kindness that can never be forgotten.

Memama was the kind of person who made everyone feel special and deeply loved. Her heart was generous, her presence comforting, and her love unwavering. To know her was to be loved by her, and she gave that love freely to everyone around her.

Memama truly made our world go round. There were always homemade cookies in the jar, M&M’s, and juicy fruit gum close by. You never left her house without feeling better than when you walked in. She had a way of making everything feel okay. She didn’t just love her family, she took care of them in every way that mattered.

She always put her family first and made sure those she loved were cared for and cherished. She had a way of bringing everyone together, whether through a meal, a little tough love, or simply her presence. If you were hers, you knew it, and you felt it.

To her family, she was everything. A constant source of strength, wisdom, and unconditional love. She leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever and a love that will continue to live on in the hearts of her family.

She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Aaron Otho McDaniel; daughters, Sheila (Dwayne) Lannom and Pam (Gabe) Wooten; son, Darren (Laura) McDaniel; sister, Linda Miller; twelve grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren with three on the way. She was preceded in death by her parents Leroy Johnson and Annie Mae (Smith) Johnson, her sisters, Gertie Lee Spann, Lillian Everett, and Nellie Mae Johnson and brothers, Daniel Lee Johnson, Aubrey Johnson, Oren Johnson, and Lonnie Johnson. Though she is no longer with us, her love remains in every life she touched. She will be deeply missed and forever remembered.

Her absence leaves a space that can never be filled, but her love will continue to guide us, comfort us, and stay with us always.

Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 12:00 pm at Swain Funeral Home, Hazlehurst Chapel (357 Baxley Hwy Hazlehurst, GA 31539) with Rev. Terry Reagin and Rev. Darrell Johnson officiating. Interment will follow in Oak View Baptist Church Cemetery.

Active pallbearers will be Corey Googe, Adrian Googe, Triston Googe, Crandall Parlor, Jason Parlor, and Darrell Johnson.

Honorary pallbearers will be the Staff of Coastal Hospice, Carolyn Kight, Cheyenne Cooprider, and Amber Yawn.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Swain Funeral Home Hazlehurst.