William “Bill” Boyd Johnston, 75, of Cleveland, and a former resident of McCaysville, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2019, in a Chattanooga hospital. He was the Associate Minister at Central Church of Christ where he also served as a counselor. Bill was retired from the Fannin County School System and also from the McCaysville Church of Christ. He was a loving husband, dad, grandfather, great grandfather and brother.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Boyd Minus Johnston and Grace Elizabeth Conley Johnston; brother, James “Jimmy” McElhatten; mother and father-in-law, Eugene Paul Sheely and Alice Cornett Sheely; and brother-in-law, James Edward Sheely.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Alice Sheely Johnston; three children, Kenny (Tammy) Johnston and Bryan Johnston, all of Cleveland and Lisa (Jason) Cook of Blue Ridge; five grandchildren, Andrew (Kayla) Tidwell of Kingston, Georgia, Jared Johnston of Knoxville, Tennessee, Keira Cook of Blue Ridge and Nicole (Jacob) Black and Chelsie Tidwell, all of Cartersville, Georgia; five great grandchildren; two sisters, Reeda (Leroy) Patterson of Stockbridge, Georgia and Betty (Ron) Savach of Hubbard, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral was held Saturday, November 2, 2019, at Central Church of Christ with Ministers Ryan Ary, Butch Jones and Keith Ritchie officiating.
You can send a message of condolence and view the Johnston family guestbook at www.fikefh.com.
Fike-Randolph & Son Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.