William L. Johnston

January 21, 1931 - February 26, 2016

Funeral services for William “Bill” L. Johnston, 85, will be 11 a.m., Monday at LeCompte Johnson Taylor Funeral Home. Brad Jennings will officiate. Burial will follow at Bagdad Cemetery. Visitation will be 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Sunday and 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. A Polsgrove native, he currently resided in Bagdad. He was a Forest Ranger and member of Elmburg Baptist Church. He was known as an avid fisherman and proudly served his country in the US Marines. He died Friday in Frankfort. Survivors include his son, Mark Johnston (Karen), Bagdad; daughters, Robin Johnston, Frankfort, Michelle Brown (Walter), Louisville; grandchildren, Paige Croley, Tanner Croley, Jeremy Brown, and Kyle Johnston. He is preceded in death by his parents, John List and Mary Elizabeth Downey Johnston; and wife, Joyce. Mark Johnston, Kyle Johnston, Tanner Croley, Walter Brown, Jeremy Brown, and Mike Wilson will serve as pallbearers. Contributions may be made to Elmburg Baptist Church, PO Box 176, Pleasureville, Ky 40057 or Hospice of the Bluegrass, 643 Teton Trail, Frankfort, Ky 40601.