Ray Earnest Johnson

Mr. Ray Earnest Johnson, 88, of Lancaster passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017 at his home. He was born June 29, 1928 in Sneedville, TN, a son of the late Tyler Hughes Johnson and Julie Belcher Johnson. A service to celebrate the life of Mr. Johnson “Paw Paw” will be held Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 12 pm at Sherwood Baptist Church with the Rev. Rusty McAlister and Rev. Curtis Cameron officiating. Burial will be in the Lancaster Memorial Park. Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife, Faye B. Johnson of Lancaster; a son, Michael Johnson and his wife Kathy of Lancaster; two daughters, Susan Dry and her husband Carey of Lancaster and Robbie Young and her husband Willard of Mt. Pleasant; two brothers, Lester Johnson and his wife Joyce of Morristown, TN and Donnie Johnson of Sneedville, TN; and a sister, Argeline Sizemore of Morristown, TN; six grandchildren, Denise and Darrell Reid, Marty and Karen Johnson, Dana and Mickey Hinson, Magan and Chase Faile and Ryan and Tyler Young; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Hugh Kyle Johnson; and a great-grandchild, Noland Faile. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Sherwood Baptist Church and other times at the home of Ray and Faye. Lancaster Funeral Home & Cremation Service is serving the family of Mr. Johnson.Read Obituary