March 29, 2024

Sharon Johns

Creston

Sharon Johns, 73, of Creston died Saturday, July 4, 2015 at the home of her daughter in Des Moines, Iowa.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 9 at Pearson Family Funeral Service, 809 W. Montgomery St., Creston. Rick Titus will officiate. Interment will be at the Graceland Cemetery in Creston. Open visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 8. Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.Wednesday evening at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the family, to be determined at a later date. Online condolences may be left at www.pearsonfuneralhomes.com.

Sharon Kay Johns, daughter of Wayne Herschel and Uranuia May (O’Neil) Turner, was born on December 8, 1941 in Creston, Iowa. Prior to her marriage, Sharon worked as a waitress at the Chicken Inn and Bernings. She also provided babysitting and house cleaning in Creston. Sharon met David Max Johns and they were united in marriage on February 8, 1959. While their children were young, Sharon was a homemaker. Then, she worked for Purolator and Bunn-o-matic. Sharon and David lived in Texas for several years and returned to live in Creston in 1988. Sharon was a dietary aide at Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston and retired from the hospital in 2006.

Together the couple spent time together at flea markets, watching stock car races, gardening and camping.

Sharon is survived by her children Sterling (Lisa) Johns, Creston, Shelly Hanson of Des Moines and step-daughter Annette (Wolfgang) Brummel, Peru, Iowa; her grandchildren: Michael David Johns, Creston; Jennifer (Doug) Bird, Des Moines; Sonya (Jason) Clayton, Creston; Catherine (Kole) Young, Ankeny; Beau Brummel, Ankeny; Bailey Brummel, Peru; Jaryd (Jacquie) Merritt, Cromwell; and Janelle (Josh) Hamilton, Afton; her great-grandchildren: Paige Marxen; Chasity and Mason Clayton; Max, Rachael, and Ryan Johns, all of Creston; Presley and Asher Merritt of Cromwell; Katie and Cameron Hamilton of Afton; and Hunter Bird of Des Moines; her mother, Uranuia Turner, Creston; her brothers: Steve Turner, Las Vegas, Nev.; Denny (Marianne) Turner, Round Rock, Texas; Kenneth (Lisa) Turner, Skidmore, Mo.; and Rodney (Ellen) Turner, Lincoln, Neb.; and many nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Sharon is preceded in death by her husband, David, in 2014; her father; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Max and Sylvia Johns; her sisters-in-law: Becky Turner, Ellen Lang and Janice White; and her brother-in-law, Glen White. Sharon’s great-nephew, Matt White, died July 3, the day before Sharon.