AREA OBITUARIES – Joe Kemp Johnson

Joe Kemp Johnson, age 83, of Hickman, Ky. passed away on Nov. 20, 2025, at the Providence Pointe Nursing and Rehab in Paducah, Ky.

He was born in Fulton County on Sept. 6, 1942, the second child of Joe Thomas Johnson and Gladys Will Ella Kemp Johnson. 

He was a longtime member of Hickman First Baptist Church, where he was an usher and sang in the choir. He was involved in all church activities.

He was an inspector at the former General Tire and Rubber Company for several years, then went on to J. Jerod Associates in Benton, Ky. 

After some time there, he and Jean moved to Hickman and became co-managers for the Hickman Country Club for many years. Joe made many friends there and was very proud of the Club. He was a true-blue, dedicated, and avid UK fan. 

He is survived by one daughter, Angela Marie (John) Mayfield, of Paducah, Ky.; three stepchildren, Cynthia Lynne Cartwright, of Chicago, Ill., Jamie Kent (Susan) Dotson, of Kingsport, Tenn., and Julie Ann (Richard) Lindsay, of Calvert City, Ky.; eight grandchildren,

Whitney (Jacob) Gentry, of Paducah, Ky., Ashley (Mike) Spindler, of Lone Oak, Ky., Brandi (Michael) Atkins, of Benton, Ky., Zachary (Kaitlin) Lindsay, of Benton, Ky., Jason (Christina) Newsom, of Chicago, Ill., Joshua (Carrie) Cartwright, of Golconda, Ill., Meagan Dotson, of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Mallory (Dwayne) Desveaux, of Ottawa Ontario, Canada; several great-grandchildren; and one sister, Dolly Johnson Covington, of Hickman, Ky.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Geneva Jean Gillihan Johnson, to whom he married on Aug. 9, 1980; a sister, Barbara Ann Hollingsworth; and one brother, Bobby Eugene Roberts

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Mon., Nov. 24, 2025, at the First Baptist Church in Hickman, Ky., with Bro. Chip Davis and Bro. Tom Quimby officiating, and burial will follow in the Hickman City Cemetery. 

Visitation will be held at the First Baptist Church from 11 a.m. until the service hour.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to the First Baptist Church in Hickman, P.O. Box 27, Hickman, KY 42050, and the Hickman Country Club, c/o of the Hickman Recreation Association, 2779 State Route 125, Hickman, KY 42050

Hornbeak Funeral Chapel, in Hickman, Ky., is in charge of arrangements.