Ruby Johnston

Ruby Freeman Johnston, age 93, of Newnan, GA, went to be with the Lord on November 2, 2021. She was born on September 19, 1928, in River Junction, FL, now know as Chattahoochee, FL, to parents Warren A. Freeman and Ruby Mae Whitaker Freeman. After losing her mother at 21 months of age, she went to live with her grandparents, Gus and Amarintha Freeman in Sycamore, GA. She lived there with them until the age of 6 and in 1943 the family moved to Newnan, GA where she lived the remainder of her life. Ruby retired from Southern Bell in 1968 after 20 years of service. The very next year she became employed with the Coweta County School System as secretary at Ruth Hill Elementary School, a job she dearly loved. After 16 years of service with the school system, she retired in 1984. She was genealogist enthusiast and one of the co-founders of the Coweta County Genealogical Society. She was an active member serving in all capacities and volunteering as the CCGS Research Center for many years before her health began to fail her. She was married to her high school sweetheart, Alvin Johnston, for 57 years. They have one child, Laura Anne. Together they loved life and enjoyed traveling, boating and spending time at their cabin. She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Alvin Edward Johnston. Surviving family members are her daughter and son-in-law, Laura Johnston Carmichael and William Robert Carmichael, and step grandchildren, Kevin Carmichael and Stephanie Carmichael. The funeral service celebrating Ruby's life is Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of McKoon Funeral Home, 38 Jackson Street, in Newnan with Pastor Jason Settle officiating. Burial will follow the service at Oak Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday beginning at 1:00 PM until service time at the funeral home. A special thanks to her caregivers, Tiffany Garrett and Carolyn Geter, for taking such good care of her. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made in Ruby's memory to the Coweta County Genealogical Society, 8 Carmichael Street, Newnan, GA, or to New Hope Baptist Church, 3989 Corinth Road, Newnan, GA, or to Newnan First United Methodist Church, 33 Greenville Street, Newnan, GA. Condolences may also be expressed to the family online at www.mckoon.com. McKoon Funeral Home & Crematory 770-253-4580

Ruby Johnston

September 19, 1928 - November 2, 2021