Ronald Richard Johnson, 79, of Madisonville, Ky passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at Baptist Health Madisonville.

He was born on March 23, 1937 in Lexington, KY to the late Edgar Richard Johnson and Ethel Thomas Honican Johnson. Ron graduated from Lafayette High School and the University of Kentucky with a civil engineering degree. While attending the University of Kentucky he was a member of the UK Marching 100 Band, UK Symphonic Band, ROTC Band, Engineers Club and the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Ron is a past chairman of Pennyrile Area Development District; and a member of the Hopkins County Board of Health, the Community Band, Rotary Club, Lions Club and the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of Masonic Lodge #1 in Lexington and was a member of the Rizpah Shriner's. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Madisonville where he taught Radio Baraca Sunday School Class for twenty-four years. He was a Chairman of Deacons, Chairman of Trustees and Chairman of the Building Committee. He also taught the Fox Sunday School Class and sang in the choir. He attended First Christian Church in Madisonville.

Ron worked for the Kentucky Development of Highways for over thirteen years and then later started his own business, Ronald R. Johnson & Associates PSC Consulting Engineers; Hopkins County Engineer for twenty years. He was Madisonville city Engineer for twenty-five years with projects including; 2 wastewater plants, Lake Pee Wee Water Plant upgrade and the Green River Pipeline.

Survivors include his wife, June Tucker Johnson; his son, Richard Ray Johnson of Los Angeles, CA; and his daughter, Beth Ellen Johnson Owens and husband, Matt Owens of Cincinnati, OH; and grandchildren, Beatrice Johnson, Aidan Johnson, Soren Johnson, Grace Owens and Olivia Owens.

The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at First Christian Church 1030 College Dr. Madisonville with Reverend Jim McMurtrie officiating. Burial to follow at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Madisonville. Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville is in charge of the arrangements.

Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Friday at the First Christian Church and from 10 a.m. until the funeral hour Saturday at the church.

Memorial contributions may be made in Ron's memory to the First Christian Church Building Fund.