Paul Dean Johnson, age 74, passed away Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022 at the Pikeville Medical Center. He was born on March 7, 1948 to his parents the late Bill Johnson and Edna Wallace Johnson. He was the husband of Lona Johnson, a coal miner, and a member of the Lower Toler Church of Christ. He also served his country honorably in the U.S. Army. Along with his wife, Paul Dean is survived by two daughters, Greta Ratliff, Jessie Johnson, one sister, Wilma Hamilton, two grandchildren, Austin Ratliff, Isaiah Young, granddaughter in his heart, Bella Newsome, and a host of loving family and friends. Visitation will be Saturday at 6p.m. at the Lower Toler Church of Christ. Church services will be Saturday and Sunday at 7pm. The funeral will be Monday, Dec. 5, 2022 at 11 A.M. at the Lower Toler Church of Christ with Church of Christ ministers officiating. Burial will follow in the Newsome Branch Cemetery at Penny Road.