MAX BRANNON & SONS
DEATH NOTICES Michael Dow Cribb,
68, of Cartersville, died Oct. 7, 2017. Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, had charge of the funeral arrangements.
Joe Lee Johnston Sr.,
73, of Plainville, died Oct. 9, 2017. Max Brannon & Sons Funeral Home, Calhoun, has charge of the funeral arrangements.
Ruth Earle Talley,
85, of Rome, died Oct. 9, 2017. Daniel’s Funeral Home has charge of the funeral arrangements.
Mr. Joe Lee Johnston Sr., 73, of Plainville, died at his home on Monday, October 9, 2017, after a sudden heart attack. Joe Lee was born in Floyd County on December 30, 1943, the son of the late Joseph Oscar and Dorothy Elizabeth Fowler Johnston. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Sally Chapman Johnston, earlier this year; by his grandson, Brayden Johnston; by his brother, T.H. Johnston. Joe Lee was a proud veteran of the United States Army; he served in the Vietnam era. He retired from Inland Containers, where he was a pipe fitter. Joe Lee was a master craftsman who enjoyed woodworking.
Joe Lee is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law, Tony and Fran Johnston, Michael Johnston, Ricky and Donna Johnston, Joey Johnston, and Tommy Johnston; his daughter and sonin-law, Sarah and Stanton Williams; his grandchildren, Bradley, Stephanie, Carolyn, Bradley, Elizabeth, Ashley, Baylon, Cole, Joseph, Sam, Wyatt, Colby, and Cheyenne; many great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
The Johnston family will receive friends on Saturday, October 14, 2017, from 5 until 7 p.m. at Max Brannon & Sons Funeral Home. The memorial service will follow the visitation at 7 p.m. on Saturday from the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Jr. Clayton officiating. To honor his request, Joe Lee’s body was cremated.
Friends may sign the online guest register at www. maxbrannonandsons.com. The arrangements are under the care and direction of Max Brannon and Sons Funeral Home of Calhoun.
Calhoun Police officer Kenneth Carson looks for help in the search for a “live” shooter inside a classroom at GNTC in Calhoun during a training exercise Tuesday. From The Dalton Daily Citizen