COLUMBUS
Shawn Ray Johns, 62, of Columbus, passed away on September 14, 2022, at his home.
Shawn was born on February 16, 1960, to the late Jack Dempsey Johns, and Jean Marie Fox Johns in Columbus, Indiana. He married the love of his life, Juanita F. Hill Johns on November 1, 2006. He was a jack of all trades who loved to fish, camp, vacation on the beach, and spend time with his beloved family.
He was a machinist by trade for 45 years, and ended his career at Cummins Engine Company, and was a member of the Flintwood Wesleyan Church in Columbus. The most important thing in Shawn’s life was the Lord, his wife, sons, and grandchildren.
Shawn is survived by his wife, Juanita Hill Johns, of Columbus; sons, Zachery Ray (Christa) Johns, Isaiah Lee (Cristen Cowan) Johns, Jesse Inman (Brooke Spicer) Johns, and Ethan Dempsey (Lauren) Johns, all of Columbus; brother, Jack E. Johns, of Roswell, New Mexico; sisters, Terry Lynn (Donald) Murphy, of Elizabethtown, Kathy Jo Hoover, of Columbus, and Robin Ann McCue, of Columbus; mother-in-law, Ruby Sherfick; brother-in-law’s, James E. Hill, and Mike (Sharon) Sherfick; grandchildren, Hayden, Owen, Cooper, Jax, Jayden, Lila, Hunter, Addison, Avery Johns; several nieces and nephews; and his canine companions, Rocky, Bella, and Muffin.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Jack, and Jean Johns; sister, Susan Marie Perry; sister-in-law’s, Pam Hill, and Margaret Irene Johns; brother-in-law’s, Robert Wayne Perry, Jonathan Leroy Hoover, and Chuck Sherfick.
The funeral service will take place on Thursday, September 22, 2022, at 12:00 PM at Flintwood Wesleyan Church with Rev. Wes Jones officiating the service. Calling hours are on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, from 4 to 8 PM at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home, and also one hour prior to the service. Shawn will be laid to rest at Garland Brook Cemetery after the service.
Those wishing may make memorial donations through the funeral to the Bartholomew County Humane Society or to Flintwood Wesleyan Church in Columbus.
You are invited to view his video tribute, leave a message of condolence to the family, and light a virtual candle of remembrance online at www.jewellrittman.com.
