She attended Mayfield High School, Stephens College in Columbia, MO and Murray State University. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Mayfield.
Carol is survived by her husband, Don Johnson; two daughters, Allyson Purdom (Tripp), Lynne Caulkins (Gregory); one sister, Mary Ann McIntosh; one brother, Greg Cook (Tammy); four grandchildren, Paige Purdom Giles (Ronnie), Wells Purdom, Scott York, Reed York; two great-grandchildren, Maddox Giles and Cook Giles.
Carol was preceded in death by her first husband, John C. Waters, Jr.; her parents, LG and Dorothy Cook, and her brother-in-law Larry McIntosh.
Funeral services for Carol Cook Johnson will be 4:00 p.m. on Monday, May 15, 2023 at Christ United Methodist Church in Mayfield, KY. Rev. Joey Reed and Rev. Joe Hansen will officiate. Inurnment will be at a later date at Highland Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. on Monday at Christ United Methodist Church.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105-9959 or First United Methodist Church, 214 S. 8th Street, Mayfield, KY 42066.
Byrn Funeral Home in Mayfield, KY is in charge of arrangements.