Richard L. Johns

Richard L. Johns, 31, Lapel, passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2006, at Community Hospital in Anderson after a sudden illness.
He was born on September 7, 1975, in Greenfield, Indiana to Harold and Margaret (Davidson) Johns. He was a 1995 Lapel High School graduate and was employed as a driver with B & W Transport in Indianapolis.
He was a member of the Lapel Volunteer Fire Department.
He is survived by his mother, Margaret (Davidson) Smith of Lapel; his father and step-mother, Harold and Resa Johns of Merritt Island, FL; a brother, Bob (wife, Candy) Johns of Lapel; a sister, Rebecca (husband, Clark) Myers of Lapel; his step-father, Rick Smith of Pendleton; a step-brother, Kip Stoops of Pendleton; his girlfriend, Brittnee House of Lapel; eight nieces and nephews, Jeremiah Johns, Cassie Castor, Brandon Johns, Kaitlyn Johns, Caleb Johns, Ashlee Johns, Kaylie Myers, and Kara Myers; two aunts, Sara (husband, Hugh) Clark of Lapel, and Sharon (husband, Marvin) Bland of Pendleton; and several cousins.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Bob and Opal Davidson and Roy and Georgia Johns; and an uncle, James Davidson.
Services will be held at 10:30 AM Saturday at Scott E. Hersberger Funeral Home in Lapel with Rev. Richard Cole officiating. Burial will be at the Brookside Cemetery in Lapel.
Friends may call from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM Friday at the Scott E. Hersberger Funeral Home in Lapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lapel Volunteer Fire Department, P. O. Box 999, Lapel, Indiana 46051-0999.

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