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Retired Master Sgt. Earl B. Johnston
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Retired Master Sgt. Earl Johnston Obituary
Mr. Johnston was retired from the U.S. Army and attended Vine Grove Baptist Church. He was coordinator of the local VA classic car cruises and a muscle car enthusiast, the family is requesting everyone drive their classic cars the day of the service and the day of the graveside service.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jason and Tennie Johnston.
Survivors include his loving wife of 56 years, Frances Johnston of Vine Grove; two children, Thomas Johnston and his wife, Dawn, and Susan Wilkins and her husband, Roy, all of Vine Grove; five grandchildren, Kimberly Whitehead and her husband, Tyler, of South Carolina, Benjamin Wilkins of Vine Grove, Shane Warren and his wife, Mandy, of Tennessee, Derek Warren of Fort Knox and Matthew Wilkins of Hartford; eight great-grandchildren; two brothers, Sidney Johnston of Hayes, Virginia, and Pete Johnston of Newport News, Virginia; and a host of family and friends.
The funeral for Mr. Johnston is at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, at Vine Grove Baptist Church with Brother Larry Vance officiating. A graveside service with military honors is at 2 p.m. Thursday at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery-Central in Radcliff.
Visitation is from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday and continues from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday at Chism Family Funeral Home in Vine Grove.
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Memories and Condolences
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Tom Worful
December 7, 2019
I met Tom and his dad about 28 years ago at a car show. The show was being held at Oxmoor Ford. Anyone that know cars around Louisville know that anyone with Pontiacs are on their own. We both had Pontiacs... and hit it off as friends. We talked and at the time I was a member of the Lou. GTO club. Tom joined our Pontiac club and from then on were good friends.Mr Johnston accompanied Tom to many shows and cruises and that's where I met him. Didn't matter where the show was we always had a great time and I was honored to consider Mr. Johnston my friend. I appreciate Mr. Johnston's service for our country, and will always remember him fondly.
Cecil Raleigh
December 6, 2019
To Earl's family, please accept my sincere condolences. I enjoyed the time I spent with Earl both in the Army and as retirees. He will be missed by all that knew him.
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Chism Family Funeral Home - Vine Grove769 Highland Avenue, Vine Grove, KY 40175
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