Alice J. (Howard) Johns

Alice J. Johns, 82, of LaFontaine, passed away at 5:40 p.m. on Friday, March 24, 2023, at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  She was born on April 4, 1940, in Marion, Indiana to Walter and Mary (Bradford) Howard.

Alice married Robert Johns on February 11, 1958.  She worked for Foster Forbes Glass Company in Marion, Indiana, then she ran her Indiana Beach business. Alice attended First General Baptist Church in Marion, Indiana. She was in the Liston Creek Gospel Band, and she was also a song leader at her church. Alice loved to watch hummingbirds, playing piano, singing hymnals, and loved the color lavender. One of the best human beings on the planet.

Alice is survived by three sons, Raymond Johns of Peru, Indiana, Marvin Johns of LaFontaine, Indiana, and Kevin Johns of Vandalia, Michigan; one daughter, Cynthia Ratliff of Nashville, Tennessee; two grandchildren, Matthew Johns, and Kevin Cody Johns, one great-grandchild Liam Conner; and one sister, Ruth Caplin of Marion, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Robert Johns, four brothers, and five sisters.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 1, 2023, at McDonald Funeral Home, 231 Falls Avenue, Wabash, Indiana 46992. Burial will follow in the LaFontaine I.O.O.F Cemetery. 

Visitation for family and friends will be two hours prior to services from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home.

McDonald Funeral Homes, Wabash Chapel, 231 Falls Avenue, Wabash, Indiana 46992, have been trusted with Alice Johns’ final arrangements.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com

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