Malinda Dean "Linda" Johnson
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She was born Sunday, October 12, 1941, in Carter County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Raymond and Grace Stevens Dean.
Linda was of Freewill Baptist Faith and was happy being a wife and mother. She enjoyed making crafts, sewing, crocheting and after raising her family, she enjoyed traveling with her husband. Her greatest joy in life was being a Grandmother and Great-Grandmother.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Hobert Dean.
Linda is survived by her loving husband of 63 years, Keen Johnson; three sons, Keen Allen Johnson, John Johnson both of Taylor Michigan; Jeffery " Annie" Johnson of Gig Harbor, Washington; one daughter, Kathy "Danny" Gomez of Webberville, Michigan; 5 grandchildren, Nathanael (Aliza) Gomez, Rebekah (George) Payton, Alyssa (Chase) Toth, Nicole Johnson (Stephen Solliday), Penny Johnson; 9 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Daniel Dean of Tecumseh, Michigan, Ronald "Alice" Dean of Fort Wayne, Indiana; two sisters-in-law, Sonja Dean and Linda Johnson both of Olive Hill, Kentucky; special cousin, Bonnie Bond of Olive Hill, Kentucky, along with many other family and friends who will sadly miss her.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Friday, August 29, 2025, at Globe Funeral Chapel, 17277 West US Hwy 60, Olive Hill, Kentucky, with Brother Gary Sparks officiating. Burial will follow in Garvin Ridge Cemetery, in Olive Hill, Kentucky.
Friends may visit from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., Thursday, August 28, 2025 and after
9 a.m., Friday, August 29, 2025, until the service hour at Globe Funeral Chapel.
Nathanael Gomez, Clifton Dean, Chase Toth, George Payton, Stephen Solliday, Carter Payton, Charles Payton, Luke Toth will serve as pallbearers.
Globe Funeral Chapel in Olive Hill, Kentucky is honored to serve the family of Malinda "Linda" Dean Johnson.
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