Robert Johnston

Robert Allen Johnston, 95, of Busy Corner, MS passed from this life on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at his home surrounded by his family.

Brown Funeral Home of Gloster, MS. is in charge of arrangements.

Robert was the firstborn son born on August 14, 1930 to Henry Rawls Johnston and Luessie Carraway Johnston and was raised with a work ethic that carried throughout his life.

One of his big hobbies as a young man was coon hunting and he could share some tall tales of adventures that he enjoyed participating in. He was a master carver of wood and made many keychains and wooden chains. He gardened and produced many vegetables that filled the freezer every year.

His first job was working for McCrory's Department Store training to become a manager, upon completion of the training they told him that they wanted him to go to Chicago, Illinois and he chose to stay in Amite County and a stranger named Oliver Emmerich came to his home and offered him a job at the Enterprise-Journal where he worked as a pressman for 12 years. After leaving the newspaper he went to work for Georgia-Pacific in Gloster serving in different capacities finally working in the scale house. After retirement from Georgia-Pacific he went to work as a logging inspector for Timber and Wildlife Management retiring at the age of 80 to his farm to continue his work ethic.

Robert gave his life to the Lord at an early age and served him throughout his life. He was a member and deacon at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church of Gloster. He was a big prayer warrior and never failed to tell you that he was praying for you when he saw you.

Robert served his country in the United States Army as an MP for two years. After leaving the Army he served in the Mississippi National Guard for over 25 years as a staff sergeant.

Robert had love for music playing mostly stand-up bass, mandolin and the fiddle. He played with numerous bands throughout his life. He played with many bluegrass-gospel groups & starting the Amite County Howdown. His talents even went so far as writing lyrics which brought him such pleasure.

Preceding him in death were his parents, his wife of over 65 years, Opal Lea Jackson Johnston, three brothers, Harold Johnston, Clayton Johnston and Thomas Earl Johnston; four sisters, Louise Brumfield, Mattie Lee Newman, Betty Sue Smith and Nevelyn Allred; two brothers-in-law, T.E. Gerald and Gordon Netterville.

Surviving Robert are his two sons, Mike (Becky) Johnston and Ronnie Johnston, two grandchildren, Heather Jackson and Tyler Jackson; two brothers, Guy Johnston and Douglas Johnston; two sisters, Etta Merle Hux and Lexine (Jimmy) Deer; four sisters-in-law, Mary Alyce Johnston, Tot Johnston, Martha Gerald and Carolyn Netterville, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral arrangements for Robert will be held Saturday, March 28, at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, 3005 Mt. Pleasant Rd., Gloster 39638 with visitation starting at 3 p.m. and funeral services at 4 p.m. officiated by Rev. Blaine Stafford, Rev. Alton Foster, and Bro. Ellis Hollingsworth. Graveside will follow in Mt. Pleasant Memorial Cemetery

Serving as pallbearers will be James Newman, Kyle Hux, Kevin Longmire, Jeff Deer, Ricky Johnston and Chuck Netterville.

The family thanks the doctor at St. Dominic and Select Specialty Hospital in Jackson and Bristol Hospice of Brookhaven for their loving care.