John “Johnny” Emerson, of Hustonville, passed away on Sunday, August 15, 2021, at Landmark of Lancaster. He was 82.

Born on August 29, 1938, in Casey County, he was the son of the late Chester Emerson and Ona Roberts Waddle.  Johnny retired from O.P.W. Systems.  He loved traveling and working outdoors.  Johnny was an avid reader and was a collector of books, arrowheads, guns and coins.

He is survived by his daughter, Elizabeth Van Hook, of Danville; his step-son, Timothy Pendergraft, of Hustonville; his grandson, Cody Van Hook (Abby), of Richmond; great-grandson, Connor Van Hook, of Tennessee; his significant other, LaVerne Russell, of Hustonville; and two nieces, Wilma Hall (C.B.), of Newport, Tennessee, and Norma Tranquill (Paul), of California.

Along with his parents, Johnny is preceded in death by his wife, Georgia Louise Carter Emerson, who passed away on November 4, 2000; his brothers, Pete Emerson and Donald Emerson; and his sister, Wilma Emerson.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Wednesday, August 18, 2021, at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home with Bro. Jimmy Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Spaw Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home.