Marjorie Johnson Ellicott

July 18, 1932 - April 13, 2019

Marge passed away in Phoenix, Arizona, surrounded by her children, after a long illness. She was born in Los Angeles to Katherine and Robert Johnson. She graduated from South Pasadena-San Marino High School and attended the University of Arizona, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.

In 1957, Marge moved to Phoenix, where she made many friends and served as a member of the Junior League of Phoenix, president of the Heard Museum Guild and a member of the Phoenix Symphony Guild. She served as director of the Central Arizona Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, followed by a 17-year career with Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate.

Marge enjoyed 50 years of friendship with a group of friends calling themselves 'Bitch and Stitch'. She also enjoyed playing tennis, bridge club, trading stocks, playing Words With Friends, and vacationing on Coronado Island.

Marge was predeceased by three husbands, Reginald G Smith, John F Christianson and J Thomas Ellicott, and her sister, Nancy Johnson Lyddon (SPHS '51). She is survived by her children, Douglas Smith, Jeffrey (Cathy) Christianson, Sharon (Hal) Mattern, and Leslie Anne Smith, and her stepson Thomas Ellicott, Jr. She is also survived by four grandchildren.

The Arizona Republic, April 17, 2019