Howard C. Johns, 85, of West Frankfort passed away at 12:48 p.m. Saturday, February 28, 2015 in the Franklin Hospital in Benton. He was born November 1, 1929 in Thompsonville to Earl and Amy (Williams) Johns. He married Susie (Weiss) Johns on November 24, 1973 in West Frankfort. Survivors include his wife, Susie Johns of West Frankfort; daughters, Debbie Richardson of West Frankfort, Theresa Carpenter of Centralia and Deanna (Douglas) Anderson of St. Louis, Mo.; sons, Danny Talbott of New York and David Talbott of West Frankfort; brother, Clinton Ray (Ruby) Johns of West Frankfort; sisters, Eva Sommers and Cynthia Ann Filkins both of West Frankfort; 12 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. Mr. Johns was of the Seventh Day Adventist Faith and served in the United States Army. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, March 5, 2015 in the Parker - Reedy Funeral Home in West Frankfort with Pastor Ron Shelton officiating. Burial will be in the Tower Heights Cemetery in West Frankfort with military rites by the Orient and Zeigler American Legions, VFW of West Frankfort and by the Illinois National Guard Military  Honors Team of Marion. Visitation will be after 10:00 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.