Funeral Services for Edward Johns, Age 94 of Seymour, Missouri will be held on Friday, November 13th, 2026 at The Seymour Life Church, Seymour, Missouri, beginning at 2:00 PM. Visitation will precede the service, beginning at 1:00 PM. Burial will take place in The Seymour Masonic Cemetery, Seymour, Missouri. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made for Fire Bibles to the Seymour Life Church.
Arrangements under the direction of The Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home, Seymour, Missouri.
Edward Johns, son of the late Ora and Murle (Daniel) Johns, was born August 13, 1932, in Seymour, Missouri. He went to his home in Heaven on November 7, 2026, in Marshfield, Missouri, at the age of 94.
Ed grew up in the Seymour community. He met Alice Virginia Inman at church and proclaimed that it was love at first sight. They were united in marriage on August 29, 1952. Four children were born to this union: Janice, Gary, Brenda, and Angela.
Ed served his country in the United States Army from 1952 to 1954, during the Korean conflict. He was saved and baptized at a young age and began serving the Lord in ministry, becoming an ordained minister of the gospel, and pastored his first church in the early 70s. He was a lifelong member of the Seymour Assembly of God.
Ed was an excellent craftsman and specialized in cabinetry. He worked for many years building cabinets for Mercy Hospital before retiring. In his spare time, he enjoyed woodworking, camping, fishing, and playing the mandolin.
Besides his parents, Ed was preceded in death by his precious wife of 62 years, Alice Johns; one daughter, Angela June Kramer; his brothers, Austin, Everett, Ivan, and Floyd; and his sisters, Roxie and June.
Ed is survived by his son, Gary Johns and wife, Wendy, of Mansfield, Missouri; his daughters, Janice Buchanan and husband, David, of Marshfield, Missouri, and Brenda Smith and husband, Randy, of O’Fallon, Missouri; twelve grandchildren, Amy Bledsoe, Mark Buchanan, Lucas Buchanan, Sarah Smith, Jason Johns, Elaine Shepard, Elliott Johns, Rochelle Bouma, Brittany Taylor, Victoria Smith, Allan Kramer, and Alice Owens; ten great-grandchildren, Jonathan Bledsoe, Michaela Ronning, Abel Buchanan, Ryker Johns, Riley Johns, Noah Johns, Eleanor Bouma, Reid Bouma, Edison Shepard, and Everett Taylor; and many other relatives and dear friends who will miss him greatly.
