John Samuel Johnston Jr. Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of John Samuel Johnston Jr. formerly of Lynchburg, Virginia, born in Anniston, Alabama, who passed away on December 10, 2022. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of John Samuel Johnston Jr. to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, John Samuel Johnston and Ruth Richards Johnston; and his son Adam Wood Johnston. He is survived by: his wife Elizabeth Whitaker Thomasson Johnston; his children, Margaret Richards Johnston Shoemaker (Jason), Whitaker Rustel Johnston (Abbey), Mollie Gleason Johnston Hollingsworth (Mark) and Annie Gordon Johnston Vordermark (Matt); his grandchildren, Elizabeth Page Pettyjohn Birney, Caroline Elizabeth Shoemaker, Thomas Adam Shoemaker, Samuel Robert Johnston, Scarlett Richards Johnston, Margaret Howard Vordermark, Frank Rustel Vordermark and Kendall Mae Ramsay Hollingsworth; his friends, Mickey Spillane, Lewis Grizzard and Bobby Lee Cook; and his family, Liz, Margo, Whit, Mollie Gleason and Annie Gordon.
The family is especially grateful to faithful friend Joe Malott, the local Parkinson's Disease Support Group, Rock Steady Boxing, Centra Hospice, and to Candy, Erica, Peggy and Towanda. It was his desire that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Adam Wood Johnston Scholarship Fund, University of Lynchburg, Attn.: Advancement Office, 1501 Lakeside Drive, Lynchburg, VA 24501 or to aid in restoring the historic courthouse – Campbell County Historical Society, P. O. Box 595, Rustburg, VA 24588.
