Johnny Farmer

Johnny L. Farmer, 65, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2014, at his home. He loved fishing, coin collecting, cooking and country music. He was a big-hearted man that loved his family. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Glenda Nance, Geralyn Farmer and Virginia Ann Farmer. Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Mamie Farmer; sons, Keith (Tanya) Farmer, of Ringgold, Heath (Serena) Farmer, of Savannah, Ga., and Jeremy (Kelly) Farmer, of Dalton, Ga.; father, John Farmer, of Florida; mother, Gladys Williams; brother, Harold (Jan) Williams, all of Ringgold; sisters, Carol (James) Ellis, of Ringgold, and Charlotte Federline, of Florida; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. To share expressions of sympathy, visit lane-southcrestchapel.com. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the South Crest Chapel with Chaplain Pat Davis officiating. The family will receive friends Saturday from 1 p.m. until the service hour at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, at the end of historic Missionary Ridge, Rossville.