A funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday, June 11, 2001, in Cornwell Colonial Chapel in Wilsonville for J. Wilson "Willie" Johnston, who died June 6 at age 91.
Mr. Johnston was born March 21, 1910, in Spokane. In 1927, he won the first Oregon junior amateur golf championship and later graduated from the University of Oregon. He served in the U.S. Army for 31 years, retiring as a brigadier general in 1965. He served in World War II and later directed an Army agency for satellite communications. He lived in Gearhart from 1966 until 1974, when he moved to Charbonneau. In 1935, he married Marian S. Derby.
Survivors include his wife; son, J. Wilson "Willy" II; daughter, Prudence A. White; 12 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Interment in River View Cemetery. Remembrances to Oregon Junior Golf Association.
Oregonian, The (Portland, OR)
Date: June 9, 2001
Mr. Johnston was born March 21, 1910, in Spokane. In 1927, he won the first Oregon junior amateur golf championship and later graduated from the University of Oregon. He served in the U.S. Army for 31 years, retiring as a brigadier general in 1965. He served in World War II and later directed an Army agency for satellite communications. He lived in Gearhart from 1966 until 1974, when he moved to Charbonneau. In 1935, he married Marian S. Derby.
Survivors include his wife; son, J. Wilson "Willy" II; daughter, Prudence A. White; 12 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Interment in River View Cemetery. Remembrances to Oregon Junior Golf Association.
Oregonian, The (Portland, OR)
Date: June 9, 2001
A funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday, June 11, 2001, in Cornwell Colonial Chapel in Wilsonville for J. Wilson "Willie" Johnston, who died June 6 at age 91.
Mr. Johnston was born March 21, 1910, in Spokane. In 1927, he won the first Oregon junior amateur golf championship and later graduated from the University of Oregon. He served in the U.S. Army for 31 years, retiring as a brigadier general in 1965. He served in World War II and later directed an Army agency for satellite communications. He lived in Gearhart from 1966 until 1974, when he moved to Charbonneau. In 1935, he married Marian S. Derby.
Survivors include his wife; son, J. Wilson "Willy" II; daughter, Prudence A. White; 12 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Interment in River View Cemetery. Remembrances to Oregon Junior Golf Association.
Oregonian, The (Portland, OR)
Date: June 9, 2001
Mr. Johnston was born March 21, 1910, in Spokane. In 1927, he won the first Oregon junior amateur golf championship and later graduated from the University of Oregon. He served in the U.S. Army for 31 years, retiring as a brigadier general in 1965. He served in World War II and later directed an Army agency for satellite communications. He lived in Gearhart from 1966 until 1974, when he moved to Charbonneau. In 1935, he married Marian S. Derby.
Survivors include his wife; son, J. Wilson "Willy" II; daughter, Prudence A. White; 12 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Interment in River View Cemetery. Remembrances to Oregon Junior Golf Association.
Oregonian, The (Portland, OR)
Date: June 9, 2001
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