Bennie B. Johnston
EDNA - Bennie B. Johnston, 77, of rural Edna died at 11:50 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, 2007, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin from injuries suffered from an automobile accident earlier in the morning near Bartlett.
He was born Oct. 28, 1929, to Vernon and Myrtle (Layton) Johnston near Bartlett, where he grew up and attended rural schools. He graduated from Labette County High School. After graduating high school, Mr. Johnston served during the Korean War in the finance division of the United States Army.
He married Nadine Brooks on Feb. 3, 1952, at Kansas City, Mo. She preceded him in death on June 2.
He worked at the Bartlett Co-op for many years. He then worked for the Chetopa State Bank for several years until going to work at the Labette County State Bank at Bartlett, where he worked as the branch manager until retiring.
Mr. Johnston played league baseball as well as league softball. He also coached Little League baseball. He enjoyed bowling and playing cards with friends. He also served his community by serving on the board of trustees at Labette Community College. He enjoyed working with the cattle and farming throughout his entire life.
Survivors include two sons, Dannie Johnston and his wife, Carolyn, of New Caney, Texas, and Jeffery Johnston and his wife, Bernie, of Bartlett; five grandchildren, Jeremiah Johnston and Crystal Marek, Jennifer Claibourn, Kyle Johnston and Kelsey Johnston; two great-grandchildren, Taylor Johnston and Tayton Claibourn; three brothers, Jimmie Johnston and his wife, Betty, of Edna, Paul Johnston and his wife, Evelyn, of Lawrence, and Dale Johnston and his wife, Marlyn Kay, of Coffeyville.
The service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Altamont. Burial will follow at the Lake Creek Cemetery near Bartlett. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. The casket will remain closed.
The family suggests memorials to the Labette Community College Foundation for scholarships. These may be left at or mailed to the funeral home, P.O. Box 325, Altamont, 67330.
EDNA - Bennie B. Johnston, 77, of rural Edna died at 11:50 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, 2007, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin from injuries suffered from an automobile accident earlier in the morning near Bartlett.
He was born Oct. 28, 1929, to Vernon and Myrtle (Layton) Johnston near Bartlett, where he grew up and attended rural schools. He graduated from Labette County High School. After graduating high school, Mr. Johnston served during the Korean War in the finance division of the United States Army.
He married Nadine Brooks on Feb. 3, 1952, at Kansas City, Mo. She preceded him in death on June 2.
He worked at the Bartlett Co-op for many years. He then worked for the Chetopa State Bank for several years until going to work at the Labette County State Bank at Bartlett, where he worked as the branch manager until retiring.
Mr. Johnston played league baseball as well as league softball. He also coached Little League baseball. He enjoyed bowling and playing cards with friends. He also served his community by serving on the board of trustees at Labette Community College. He enjoyed working with the cattle and farming throughout his entire life.
Survivors include two sons, Dannie Johnston and his wife, Carolyn, of New Caney, Texas, and Jeffery Johnston and his wife, Bernie, of Bartlett; five grandchildren, Jeremiah Johnston and Crystal Marek, Jennifer Claibourn, Kyle Johnston and Kelsey Johnston; two great-grandchildren, Taylor Johnston and Tayton Claibourn; three brothers, Jimmie Johnston and his wife, Betty, of Edna, Paul Johnston and his wife, Evelyn, of Lawrence, and Dale Johnston and his wife, Marlyn Kay, of Coffeyville.
The service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Altamont. Burial will follow at the Lake Creek Cemetery near Bartlett. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. The casket will remain closed.
The family suggests memorials to the Labette Community College Foundation for scholarships. These may be left at or mailed to the funeral home, P.O. Box 325, Altamont, 67330.
Bennie B. Johnston
EDNA - Bennie B. Johnston, 77, of rural Edna died at 11:50 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, 2007, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin from injuries suffered from an automobile accident earlier in the morning near Bartlett.
He was born Oct. 28, 1929, to Vernon and Myrtle (Layton) Johnston near Bartlett, where he grew up and attended rural schools. He graduated from Labette County High School. After graduating high school, Mr. Johnston served during the Korean War in the finance division of the United States Army.
He married Nadine Brooks on Feb. 3, 1952, at Kansas City, Mo. She preceded him in death on June 2.
He worked at the Bartlett Co-op for many years. He then worked for the Chetopa State Bank for several years until going to work at the Labette County State Bank at Bartlett, where he worked as the branch manager until retiring.
Mr. Johnston played league baseball as well as league softball. He also coached Little League baseball. He enjoyed bowling and playing cards with friends. He also served his community by serving on the board of trustees at Labette Community College. He enjoyed working with the cattle and farming throughout his entire life.
Survivors include two sons, Dannie Johnston and his wife, Carolyn, of New Caney, Texas, and Jeffery Johnston and his wife, Bernie, of Bartlett; five grandchildren, Jeremiah Johnston and Crystal Marek, Jennifer Claibourn, Kyle Johnston and Kelsey Johnston; two great-grandchildren, Taylor Johnston and Tayton Claibourn; three brothers, Jimmie Johnston and his wife, Betty, of Edna, Paul Johnston and his wife, Evelyn, of Lawrence, and Dale Johnston and his wife, Marlyn Kay, of Coffeyville.
The service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Altamont. Burial will follow at the Lake Creek Cemetery near Bartlett. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. The casket will remain closed.
The family suggests memorials to the Labette Community College Foundation for scholarships. These may be left at or mailed to the funeral home, P.O. Box 325, Altamont, 67330.
EDNA - Bennie B. Johnston, 77, of rural Edna died at 11:50 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, 2007, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin from injuries suffered from an automobile accident earlier in the morning near Bartlett.
He was born Oct. 28, 1929, to Vernon and Myrtle (Layton) Johnston near Bartlett, where he grew up and attended rural schools. He graduated from Labette County High School. After graduating high school, Mr. Johnston served during the Korean War in the finance division of the United States Army.
He married Nadine Brooks on Feb. 3, 1952, at Kansas City, Mo. She preceded him in death on June 2.
He worked at the Bartlett Co-op for many years. He then worked for the Chetopa State Bank for several years until going to work at the Labette County State Bank at Bartlett, where he worked as the branch manager until retiring.
Mr. Johnston played league baseball as well as league softball. He also coached Little League baseball. He enjoyed bowling and playing cards with friends. He also served his community by serving on the board of trustees at Labette Community College. He enjoyed working with the cattle and farming throughout his entire life.
Survivors include two sons, Dannie Johnston and his wife, Carolyn, of New Caney, Texas, and Jeffery Johnston and his wife, Bernie, of Bartlett; five grandchildren, Jeremiah Johnston and Crystal Marek, Jennifer Claibourn, Kyle Johnston and Kelsey Johnston; two great-grandchildren, Taylor Johnston and Tayton Claibourn; three brothers, Jimmie Johnston and his wife, Betty, of Edna, Paul Johnston and his wife, Evelyn, of Lawrence, and Dale Johnston and his wife, Marlyn Kay, of Coffeyville.
The service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Altamont. Burial will follow at the Lake Creek Cemetery near Bartlett. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. The casket will remain closed.
The family suggests memorials to the Labette Community College Foundation for scholarships. These may be left at or mailed to the funeral home, P.O. Box 325, Altamont, 67330.
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