Carrie Louise Johnston

Carrie Louise Hensley Johnston, 90, of Brightwood, VA passed away at UVA Medical Center Tuesday, April 19, 2016. She was born April 28, 1925 in Culpeper, VA to Thomas A. Hensley and Lillie Baker Hensley. Mrs. Johnston worked at Southern Garment Sewing Factory and at Leggett’s (Belk). She was a member of Bethsaida United Methodist Church in Brightwood.

Surviving Mrs. Johnston is her husband of 66 years Russell Leroy “Doc” Johnston of Brightwood; her brothers, Frank Hensley and his wife Marilyn and Richard Hensley and his wife Terry, all of Culpeper; his sister’s-in-laws Goldie Hensley of Culpeper and Iva B. Efird of Brightwood and a number of nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents and her siblings: Olive Sauter, Ruby Hensley, Thomas Hensley, and Frances Bunch.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Clore-English Funeral Home with interment in Bethsaida United Methodist Church Cemetery, Brightwood, VA. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Allen Follett will conduct the service.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Cemetery Fund of the Bethsaida United Methodist Church in Brightwood, VA.

Condolences may be shared at clore-english.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Clore-English Funeral Home, 11190 James Monroe Highway, Culpeper, VA 22701.