Johnnie Lee Sexton

Johnnie Lee Sexton, age 81, of Tuscaloosa, died March 3, 2011, at Northport Medical Center-DCH. Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Heritage Chapel Funeral Home with Dr. Gil McKee and Rev. Carl Wells officiating. Burial will follow in Tuscaloosa Memorial Park with Heritage Chapel Funeral Home & Cremations, a Dignity Memorial Provider, directing. Visitation will be tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Johnnie A. and Annie Lee Sexton; and his sister, Ann Givens.

Survivors include his loving and devoted wife of 62 years, Peggy; his sons, Johnnie Lee Sexton, Jr. of Shalimar, Fla., Tony “Randy” Sexton (Cherry) of Coker, and Lt. Col. Ricky Sexton (Veronica), currently stationed in Germany; his sister, Jane Starling of Thomaston, Ga.; his grandchildren, Julie Earnhart (Kip), Hannah Crutchfield (Chris), Anna Lisa Sexton, John Christian Sexton, Ben Evans, Leigh Hallmark, Jordan Stanley, and Mariah Stanley; and eight great-grandchildren.

Mr. Sexton was a longtime member of First Baptist Church, where he was a member of the Chapel Sunday School Class, Triple L Senior group, and Second Hand Rose Ministry, and was a church greeter. He loved going on work trips with the church's Builders for Christ Ministry as long as his health permitted.Mr. Sexton loved being with friends, fishing and camping, motorcycle riding, square dancing, traveling, going to estate sales, playing cards with his “card buddies” Dave, Mary, Bob, Kat, and Peggy, and having early morning breakfast for 20-plus years at Wright's Restaurant (the office) with his retired buddies. He loved Alabama football. Most of all, he loved his family and friends. Johnnie will truly be missed.

Pallbearers will be John Christian Sexton, Chris Crutchfield, Kip Earnhart, Andy Weigel, Jordan Stanley, Tyler Smith, Ben Evans, Luke Alexander, and Kyran Smithson.

Honorary pallbearers are Roy and Pauline Williams, Tommy and Jane Spencer, Dave and Mary Nichols, Dan and Carmen Smithson, Dicky Dunn, Roy and Margaret Howell, Wayne Patrick, Wyatt Williams, Arley Freeman, Buddy and Buna Woodruff, John Myers, Dennis and Mary Smith, Bob Smith, Tyler Smith, Jim and Joanne Robertson, Grady and Jane Friday, Carl and Eleanor Wells, Sonny and Ann Falgout, Bobby and Martha Davis, John and Polly Faulkner, Wilena Sims, Barbara Smith, Rod and Lisa Patton, Fred and Mary Fisher, Wendall and Gerri Prentice, Jerry and Helen Lake, Vial Fontenot, Triple L Club, friends at Wright's Restaurant, Chapel Sunday School Class and Second Hand Rose members, and Dr. Sunil Chandra and staff.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to First Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa Building Fund.

Condolences may be offered at www.heritagechapeltuscaloosa.com.