Updated: November 29, 2017

WILLIAM DELBERT JOHNSTON, 77, OF LEXINGTON, AL, DIED TUESDAY. HE WAS A NATIVE OF LAUDERDALE COUNTY, A RETIRED BUTCHER, AND A MEMBER OF PEPPERTOWN FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE: SHIRLEY GRAY JOHNSTON; THREE SONS: FREDDIE JOHNSTON OF LEXINGTON, TERRY JOHNSTON OF LORETTO, WADE JOHNSTON OF GREENHILL; TWO DAUGHTERS: BRIDGETT JOHNSTON OF FLORENCE, AND DENISE JOHNSTON OF LEXINGTON; TWO BROTHERS: LEELAND AND DOIS JOHNSTON OF CENTERHILL; THREE SISTERS: FAYE JONES AND MARGARET PETTUS OF LEXINGTON, MARY ELIZABETH DAVIS OF FLORENCE; AND FIVE GRANDCHILDREN.

THE FUNERAL SERVICE FOR WILLIAM DELBERT JOHNSTON WILL BE SATURDAY AT 1 AT LORETTO MEMORIAL CHAPEL WITH BURIAL AT RICHARDSON CHAPEL CEMETERY. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE VISITORS FRIDAY FROM 5 TO 8.