Thomas Shawn Johnson

Published 4:37 pm Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Thomas Shawn Johnson, 44, of Afton, Tenn., passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2018, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. Thomas was born in Johnson City, Tenn., to Thomas Lynn Johnson of Afton, Tenn., and Kathy Diane Gross Murphy of Johnson City. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Ed and Ruby Johnson, and his maternal grandfather, Ben Gross.
Thomas worked as a concrete finisher and was of the Free Will Baptist faith. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was above all else a loving and devoted father who loved spending time with his children — they were his everything!
Those left to cherish his memory include his father and stepmother, Thomas and Barbara Johnson of Afton, Tenn.; his mother and stepfather, Kathy and John Murphy of Johnson City, Tenn.; his children, Thomas Ryan Johnson of Johnson City, Gracie Nicole Johnson and Shawna Elizabeth Johnson, both of the home; his fiancée, Christy Nicole Jennings, of the home; his maternal grandmother, Hazel Gross of Elizabethton; his stepdaughter, Madison Carter, of the home; two stepsisters, Danielle Robinson of Greeneville, Tenn., and Michelle Gray and husband Jason of Salt Lake City, Utah; and one stepbrother, Bobby Krimmel and wife Andrea of Columbia, Tenn. Several aunts, uncles and cousins also survive as well as a special cousin, Chris Gross, and two special aunts, Margie Parks and Carolyn Johnson.
A Celebration of Life for Thomas Shawn Johnson will be conducted at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, September 1, in the Chapel of Peace at Tetrick Funeral Home of Elizabethton with Rev. Mark Street officiating. A private disposition will be held at a later time. Online condolences may be shared with the family on our website, www.tetrickfuneralhome.com
Mr. Johnson and his family are in the care of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton. Office: (423) 542-2232. Service Information Line: (423) 543-4917.