John C. (Carroll) Johns

July 20, 1928 - June 21, 2020

John C. (Carroll) Johns, 91, went to his heavenly home on Sunday, June 21, 2020. In place of visitation, the funeral procession will depart Stringer Funeral Home, Hazlehurst at 9:30am Wednesday, June 24, 2020, and travel up Lilly Road to Gallman where Carroll was born, married and raised his family. It will then pass Gallman Baptist Church before entering the Gallman Cemetery, where the family will have a private service. The family would be honored for extended family and friends to pay their respects with a wave to the procession as they take this last ride with their Dad, Grandfather and Great-Grandfather. Carroll was a lifelong resident of Copiah County. As a faithful member of Gallman Baptist Church, he served as Chair of Deacons, on numerous committees and taught the Men's Sunday School Class. Carroll served in the National Guard of the United States and the State of Mississippi as Sergeant of the HVY Tank Co, 155th Infantry Regiment 1947 - 1950. He retired from Kuhlman Electric with 27 years of service. He and his wife Dot owned Carroll's Cash & Carry and later, after its closing, they enjoyed a number of years working with J.C. and Janie (sister) Geiselbreth at Occoneechee Peach Farm in Terry. Beyond our Lord, Carroll loved spending time with his precious wife, children, grandchildren and great- grandchildren. Being with them brought him his greatest pleasures in life. Carroll is preceded in death by his loving wife of 68 years, Dorothy Runnells Johns; daughter Ann Johns Harper (Larry) of Brandon, MS; his parents, Levi and Ruby Vaughn Johns; sisters Janie Geiselbreth and Mae Lois Wright; and brothers Charles Merritt Johns and Robin G. Johns. He is survived by his sons John C. Johns, Jr. (Debbie), Randall G. Johns (Vicki), David Warren Johns (Maria), and James A. Johns (Rubie) all of Gallman, MS. He was blessed with 12 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Arrangements handled by Stringer Family Funeral Home, Hazlehurst, Mississippi. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Gallman Baptist Church.