Clara Ruth Johnston

Mrs. Johnson was for years the secretary to the Greene County Executive.

She was a member of Union Temple United Methodist Church and a board member of the Union Temple Cemetery.

She was also a member of the Union Temple Ruritan Club, which she served as treasurer for many years.

Survivors include: two daughters and a son-in-law: Virginia Cooter, and Dr. DiAnn and Ken Casteel, all of Greeneville; five grandchildren: Trisha Wilhoit, Travis Cooter, and Carrie Koppin, all of Greeneville; and Camille Berkley and Cheyenne Casteel, of Knoxville; eight great-grandchildren: Vanessa Berkley, Jackson Berkley, and Tucker Berkley, all of Knoxville, and Kenly Wilhoit, Shane Cooter, Mary Elizabeth Koppin, Ada Koppin, and Ty Wilhoit, all of Greeneville; two sisters: Jackie Cox and Nell Coleman of Texas; and several nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Johnston was a daughter of the late W.R. and Elizabeth Phillips. She was also preceded in death by her husband: Wilmer Johnston; a brother: Howard Phillips; and a sister: Helen Dalton.

The family will receive friends from 4-7 p.m. today at Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home.

The funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Kiser-Rose Hill Chapel, with interment in Union Temple Cemetery.

Pastor Bob Cardinal will officiate.

Her pallbearers are Travis Cooter, Cheyenne Casteel, Chris Wilhoit, Brett Koppin, Curtis Berkley, and Jerry Dalton.

Memorials may be made to the Union Temple Cemetery Fund, in care of Ruth Dinwiddie, 440 Walkertown Road, Afton, TN 37616.