Patricia "Tish" Johnston Lumpkin

Patricia “Tish” Johnston Lumpkin, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 27th, 2025. She was 80 years old.

Tish was born on May 31, 1945, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Carroll Lee Johnston and Lorena Harris Johnston. She spent her early years in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, and Asheville, North Carolina, before later moving to Macon, Georgia where she would meet and marry the love of her life, William “Bill” Beverly Lumpkin Jr.

Tish worked in the early years of their marriage to support Bill as he pursued his MBA, a gesture of partnership and sacrifice that became a theme throughout their 56 years together. She later began a distinguished second career at New York Life, where she was recognized with numerous honors for her excellence, integrity, and service.

Outside of her professional life, Tish was an avid cook who could coax flavor from simple ingredients and make any gathering feel like home. She had a love for the natural world and studied every bird and bloom from the Georgia coast to the North Carolina mountains. She delighted in sharing the beauty of nature’s small details.

Tish will be remembered for her warmth, wit, and quiet strength. She had a discerning mind, a generous heart, and a devotion to her family that knew no bounds. She gave fully of herself to her husband, children, and grandchildren, and her legacy is one of love in action. She had a deep love for this country and lived her life grounded in her commitment to the Lord.

Tish is reunited in eternal peace with her husband, Bill Lumpkin, and is survived by their three children, William Beverly Lumpkin III and his wife Bonnie, Michael Shane Lumpkin and his wife Christin, and Heather Lumpkin Rogers and her husband Tim, and their three grandchildren, William Beverly Lumpkin IV, Caroline Parrish Lumpkin, and Whitman Camp Lumpkin, as well as numerous nieces and nephews, and her sister-in-law, Lisa Minick.

Memorial Service: July 12, 2025, at 4:00 PM, Ingram Funeral Home at 210 Ingram Ave. Cumming, GA. 30040 phone: 770-887-2388

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Tish’s honor to Samaritans Purse.