HORSE BRANCH, Ky. — Barbara Jean Shepler Johnson, 81, of Horse Branch, passed away Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, at Signature Healthcare of Hartford. She was born Feb. 1, 1945, in Hartford, Kentucky, to the late Floyd and Ina Mae Morris Shepler.
Barbara was a homemaker and attended New Baymus Church of Christ.
Aside from her parents she was preceded in death by one brother, John Shepler.
She leaves behind to cherish her memory, husband, Burl Johnson, of Horse Branch; two children, Chris (April) Hedges, of Murray, Kentucky, and Kim Hedges (James) Gray, of Hopkinsville, Kentucky; three stepchildren, Dewayne (Greta) Johnson, of Horse Branch, Glen Johnson, of Morgantown, Kentucky, and Phyllis Johnson, of Hartford; grandchildren, Maxwell Hedges, Nickolas Hedges, Ella Ford, Wyatt Ford, Eric (Averie) Gray, Evan (Amber) Gray, Travis (Kelsey) Johnson, Jacky Johnson, Kelli (Andrew) Jones, Cody (Angela) Johnson, Brent (Megan) Johnson, and Brandi (Dylan) Holthaus; several great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Joe (Carolyn) Shepler, of Nahunta, Georgia, and Roger (Joann) Shepler, of Beaver Dam, Kentucky; sister-in-law, Mary Shepler, of Owensboro, Kentucky; as well as several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam, Kentucky with Dewayne Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery in Hartford. Friends may visit from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Saturday at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be left for the family of Barbara Jean Shepler Johnson by visiting her memorial tribute at www.danksfuneralhome.com.