Visitation will be held from 10:00am until 11:00am, Monday, June 02, 2025, at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home in Pearl. Funeral services will follow at the funeral home with interment at Floral Hills Memory Gardens.
He was born September 24, 1935, in Pelahatchie, MS, Bob was the son of the late Jack Charles Johns and Merle Lee Lindsey Johns. Robert proudly served our country with the U.S. Navy from November 1957 until November 1958. Following his military service, he built a successful career and retired as Vice-President at Cal-Maine Foods. In his retirement, he enjoyed working for the Pelahatchie Attendance Center.
Bob was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed playing golf, hunting, and fishing with his sons and grandchildren. He enjoyed watching Westerns and cherished time spent with his family. A man of strong faith, Bob was a devoted member of Eastside Baptist Church in Pearl, where he built lifelong friendships.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Carolyn Johns in 2024; brothers, Tom, Jim, and Don Johns; sister, Jacqueline Johns; and son-in-law, Chris Smith.
Bob is survived by his daughters, Jennifer Smith and Jan Acy (Gareth); sons, Morgan Johns (LaNell) and Leslie Johns (Helen); brother, Andy Johns; sister, Ione O’Neill; 7 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
He will be remembered always as a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend. His legacy of love, strength, and devotion will live on in all who knew him.
