Funeral service for Samuel Isaiah “Sam” Johnston Sr. of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Millersville, was held Sunday, April 18, 2021, at 2 p.m. at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The Rev. Donny Ford officiated. Interment followed in Hurricane Fork General Baptist Church Cemetery.
Samuel, 86, passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in Marble Hill. He had been in the care of his nephew, Chuck (Sharon) Cathcart, for nearly two weeks. He was born May 3, 1934, in Sedgewickville, son of Otis Rudolph and Ida Mae Seabaugh Johnston. He and Lena Cathcart were married July 2, 1955, in Sedgewickville. She passed away Oct. 16, 2019.
Samuel was a member of Hurricane Fork General Baptist Church in Marble Hill. He was a meat cutter for many years at Central Packing in Cape Girardeau. He often helped with the sausage suppers at Hanover Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau, as well as the suppers at Millersville United Methodist Church.
Loving survivors include three children, Cathy Johnston Littleton of Oak Ridge and Lisa (Warren) Jarvis and Samuel I. “Sam” (Jill) Johnston Jr. of Jackson, grandchildren, Amanda Littleton, Hannah (Jeremiah) Shaw, Sarah (Joseph) Meyer and Summer Johnston; great-grandchildren, McKayla, Cheyenne, Ariel and Ezekiel Shaw and Benjamin, Logan, Sophia and Everett Meyer, and a brother, Linus (Nancy) Johnston of Jackson. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents and 11 siblings.
Sam’s family would like to offer many thanks to We Rise LLC and Crown Hospice for the loving and tender care given to Sam during his final days.
Memorials may take the form of contributions to Hurricane Fork General Baptist Church. Please send to McCombs Funeral Home, c/o Samuel Johnston, 640 W. Independence, Jackson, MO 63755, and make checks payable to Hurricane Fork General Baptist Church.
Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mccombsfuneralhome.com.
