Elbert Johns

JOHNS, ELBERT , 94, of Louisville, died Saturday, March 25, 2006, at Oaklawn Nursing and Rehabilitation center. He was born in Jessamine County on April 5, 1911, to Robert Lee and Inice Brumfield Johns. After graduation from Berea College in 1935, he was an officer in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). During World War II he was a supervisor at Atlas Powder Works in Paducah. He worked for more than thirty years as a Boy Scout Executive, and retired in 1976 as Program Director for the Old Kentucky Home Council. He previously served as Executive for the Four Rivers Boy Scout Council in Paducah. As an active member of Christ Church, United Methodist, he was a regular member of the Wayfarers Sunday School Class. He also served as a board member of the Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation, past president and life member of the Louisville Downtown Lions Club, past president of the Louisville Prayer Breakfast Group, member of the Berea College Alumni Association and member of the Northfield City Council. He was a thirty-year volunteer at Norton Hospital. In addition to his parents, he is pre-deceased by his brother Robert Lee Johns, Jr.; sister Mary Agnes Corman; Myrtle Metcalf Johns, his wife of 51 years; his daughter Carolyn Johns French; and Alberta Atkinson Johns, his wife of 11 years. Survivors include his son Elbert Johns, Jr. (Christina) of Bloomington, Indiana; grandson Michael Andrew French (Erin) of Alpharetta, Georgia; grandson Christopher Lewis Johns (Laura) of Carmel, Indiana; granddaughter Jennifer Johns Sutton (Patrick) of Greenville, South Carolina; grandsons, Stephen Lee French of Atlanta, and Peter Brumfield Johns (Alejandra) of West Hollywood, California; granddaughter, Ann John Dicks (Ryan) of Seattle, Washington; great-grandchildren Madison May Johns, Audrey Lauren Johns and Victoria Anne Johns of Carmel, Indiana; Sophia Christine Sutton and Calloway Patrick Sutton of Greenville, South Carolina; and Ronan Ivo Johns of West Hollywood, California; step-daughter Judith Atkinson Rutledge of Lexington; step-daughter Mary Beth Atkinson Thacker of Greensboro, North Carolina; step-daughter Lynne Atkinson Clinkscales of Middletown, step-daughter Lisa Atkinson Selvia (John) of Dayton, Ohio; and nine step-grandchildren and eight step-great-grandchildren. Surviving brothers and sisters include Cornelia Johns Clarke of Johnson City, Tennessee; Esther Johns Wells of Middletown; Creed Johns (Susan) of Nicholasville; Lucian W. Johns of Georgetown; Tom Welch Johns (Eleanor) of Nicholasville; and thirteen nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 29, at Christ Church, United Methodist, 4614 Brownsboro Road, Louisville, with burial afterward at Cave Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday evening , March 28, from 5-8 p.m. at Arch L. Heady Funeral Home, 7410 Westport Road, Louisville. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Christ Church, United Methodist Building Fund or at Berea College, Berea Kentucky 40404.