A longtime resident of the Cummingsville community in Van Buren County, Frances Johns, 73, was born to the late Arle and Cary Ball Price in Englewood.
She is survived by husband Randy Johns and son Dale Johns, both of Spencer; sisters, Irene Coburn of Murfreesboro, Betty Faye Wampler of Missouri, Reba McGinnis of Knoxville and Ouida Middleton of Englewood; brothers, “Buddy” Price of Cleveland and Billy Ray Price of Athens; numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. She was a member of West Sparta Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by daughter Johna Johns; sisters Christen Wilson and Delores Masengil and brothers J.B. Price and Hugh Price.
Mrs. Johns was a retired registered dietitian. Her career covered working for the Veterans Administration in Murfreesboro to consulting for hospitals in Davidson, DeKalb, Grundy and Warren counties. The last 27 years prior to retirement were spent as head dietitian for River Park Hospital.
Services will be held by High Funeral Home in McMinnville. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at High’s. The services will be held Monday at 6 p.m. in High’s Chapel. Officiating will be Derrick Coble, minister of the West Sparta Church of Christ and nephew, William Price McGinnis, minister of education at Ridgedale Baptist Church in Chattanooga. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mapleview Cemetery in Smyrna. Officiating will be Kevin Campbell of the West High Street Church of Christ in Woodbury. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to the Johna A. Johns Memorial Scholarship Fund at Tennessee Tech University in care of C. Tiff Rector, Director of Planned Giving, 931-372-3055.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 1, 2015