Merry Lynne Johnston Obituary

We are sad to announce that on April 1, 2026, at the age of 91, Merry Lynne Johnston of Mountain Brook, Alabama passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Samuel Douglass and Agnes Lynne Murray Hayes; her sister Joanne Hayes McLaughlin; and her brother-in-law Dr. Wayne Lee McLaughlin. She is survived by: her husband Robert Brooks Johnston; her children, Jeffrey Clay Johnston and Alison Leigh Johnston; her brother Carl Douglass Hayes (Lyn); Vanya Alexander Johnston.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to a charity of your choice.

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Apr 08

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Ridout's Valley Chapel
1800 Oxmoor Rd, Homewood, AL 35209

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