Kathy Brown Johnson, age 51, daughter of Paul and Kay Jones Harding, after a long-fought battle with cancer, was welcomed to her Father's embrace on Feb 1, 2017. A celebration of her life will be held at Pathway Church, Westlink Campus, 2001 N Maize Rd, Wichita, KS on Monday, Feb 6, at 4:30 pm, under the direction of Old Mission Mortuary. The family has suggested memorials to St Jude Children's Research Hospital at https://www.stjude.org/donate.

She was born Feb 6, 1965 in Wichita, KS. Kathy spent her early years in Wichita, then moved with her parents throughout southeast Kansas, returning to Wichita in 1980, graduating from Northwest High School in 1983. Kathy met her husband, Wayne Johnson, in 1983; they were married on Dec 6, 1986. Kathy and Wayne welcomed their son, Colby on April 14, 1989.

In the early 1990s, she was an sales consultant with Longaberger baskets, with a highlight being a trip to Dresden, OH in 1991, where she was awarded 2nd place for her Decorated Basket for a Shower Gift. She also was an avid collector of Precious Moments figurines and Boyds Bears. Kathy also worked in various aspects for USD 266 in Maize, where she most enjoyed her years as a classroom para-educator. Her stint as birthday fairy may be her co-workers' best memory of her classroom antics.

She was preceded in her death by her father, father-in-law Dana Johnson, and grandparents. Survived to honor her memory are her husband, son, daughter-in-law Miranda, grandson Deveraux, mother, aunt and uncle Don and Mary Lou Jones, mother-in-law Mary Agnes Johnson, sisters-in-law Leslie Fogle and Amy Adee, two nieces, one nephew, three great nieces, and one great nephew.