Lonnie Johnson

Lonnie O. Johnson, 64, of Dunkirk, Indiana, formerly of Redkey, Indiana, passed away at 1:57 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, while in the company of family members, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Indiana.

Lonnie was born in Portland, Indiana, on Aug. 24, 1954, a son of the late Julianne R. (Dickerson) and Charles B. Johnson. He was a 1972 graduate of Redkey High School and the loving husband of Joyce E. (McCowan) Johnson who he happily married on May 25, 1974.

He was a member of Temple Baptist Church and also attended Freewill Baptist Church in Dunkirk, Indiana. Lonnie was a devoted independent truck driver who loved working on cars, watching westerns, listening to country music, playing Canasta, sitting in the yard drinking sweet tea with his wife and spending time with his children and grandchildren.

Lonnie is survived by his lovely wife Joyce; one son, Bobby Johnson (wife: Christy); one daughter, Julie Johnson (David Newsome); one brother, Joe Johnson (wife: Bethany); three sisters, Lori Carman (husband: Terry), Karen Gibson (husband: Rocky), Pam Navarrow (husband: Tony); four grandchildren; four great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Lonnie was preceded in death by his parents and one great-grandchild.

Friends are invited to call Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at MJS Mortuaries – Redkey Chapel.

Funeral services will be held Friday, March 1, 2019, at 10 a.m. at MJS Mortuaries – Redkey Chapel with Pastor Oliver McCowan officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery Redkey, Indiana.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to The American Heart Association.