Lewis County Herald - Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898

August 7, 1954 ~ March 6, 2023

Donald Louis Johns, better known as "Johnsy", was born August 7, 1954, in Detroit, Michigan, to Dawna Brindley Johns and Ward Leroy Johns. At the age of 11, he came to Hohenwald to live with his Uncle Thomas "Tom" Johns and his aunt, Wilodean Voorhies Johns. He passed away from this life on March 6, 2023, at the age of 68.

He owned and operated Double D Kennels for many years and is one of a few dog trainers to pass four Labrador Retrievers into the Master National Hall of Fame. At the death of his father-in-law, Larry Hickerson, he became the trademark owner and...