Emma married Harry Johnston May 6 1914 in Walnut, Crawford County Kansas. Emma was the mother of four children.Emma had one sister Elsie Frear. And a half brother John William Babb Her mother was Nora Lee Hackler, father was Fred Nauman Frear.Emma's son Otis Owen Johnston was accidentally shot and killed by his cousin John William Babb.
Emma L. Johnston 1898 - 1998
WALNUT - Emma L. Johnston, 100, Walnut died Friday, Nov. 27, 1998, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center.
She was born Oct. 28, 1898, at Butler, Mo., the daughter of Fred and Lenora Hackler Frear.
She moved from Butler to Walnut with her family as a small child. For many years she lived in North and South Dakota where her stepfather, the Rev. John Babb, was a Presbyterian minister. After his death, the family returned to Walnut.
During the 1930s and '40s she lived at Lansing. She also lived at Chanute, Iola and Altoona before returning to Walnut where she lived until 1990 when she entered Park Place Healthcare and Rehabilitation, Chanute.
She was a homemaker. After the death of her husband, she was employed as a nurse's aide at Cliff Manor, Kansas City, Mo., and Autry Nursing Home, St. Paul.
She was a member of the former Christian Church at Walnut, where she taught Sunday School, was a youth fellowship leader and pianist.
She married Harry Johnston on May 6, 1914, at Walnut. He preceded her in death in March, 1957.
Survivors include a son, Alfred Johnston, Kansas City, Mo.; two daughters, Ellouise McDaniels, Erie, and Norma Joy Gier, Chanute; 9 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren and 16 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Otis Johnston, a sister, Elsie Thompson, a half brother, John Babb, two stepbrothers, Lenny and Rex Babb and a stepsister, Viola Yokum.
Funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at First Christian Church, Chanute, the Rev. David Jenkins officiating. Burial will be in Walnut Cemetery. Friends may call at their convenience at the Gibson-Koch-Friskel Chapel, Chanute. Memorials to the CWF at the First Christian Church are suggested.
Emma L. Johnston 1898 - 1998
WALNUT - Emma L. Johnston, 100, Walnut died Friday, Nov. 27, 1998, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center.
She was born Oct. 28, 1898, at Butler, Mo., the daughter of Fred and Lenora Hackler Frear.
She moved from Butler to Walnut with her family as a small child. For many years she lived in North and South Dakota where her stepfather, the Rev. John Babb, was a Presbyterian minister. After his death, the family returned to Walnut.
During the 1930s and '40s she lived at Lansing. She also lived at Chanute, Iola and Altoona before returning to Walnut where she lived until 1990 when she entered Park Place Healthcare and Rehabilitation, Chanute.
She was a homemaker. After the death of her husband, she was employed as a nurse's aide at Cliff Manor, Kansas City, Mo., and Autry Nursing Home, St. Paul.
She was a member of the former Christian Church at Walnut, where she taught Sunday School, was a youth fellowship leader and pianist.
She married Harry Johnston on May 6, 1914, at Walnut. He preceded her in death in March, 1957.
Survivors include a son, Alfred Johnston, Kansas City, Mo.; two daughters, Ellouise McDaniels, Erie, and Norma Joy Gier, Chanute; 9 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren and 16 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Otis Johnston, a sister, Elsie Thompson, a half brother, John Babb, two stepbrothers, Lenny and Rex Babb and a stepsister, Viola Yokum.
Funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at First Christian Church, Chanute, the Rev. David Jenkins officiating. Burial will be in Walnut Cemetery. Friends may call at their convenience at the Gibson-Koch-Friskel Chapel, Chanute. Memorials to the CWF at the First Christian Church are suggested.
Emma married Harry Johnston May 6 1914 in Walnut, Crawford County Kansas. Emma was the mother of four children.Emma had one sister Elsie Frear. And a half brother John William Babb Her mother was Nora Lee Hackler, father was Fred Nauman Frear.Emma's son Otis Owen Johnston was accidentally shot and killed by his cousin John William Babb.
Emma L. Johnston 1898 - 1998
WALNUT - Emma L. Johnston, 100, Walnut died Friday, Nov. 27, 1998, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center.
She was born Oct. 28, 1898, at Butler, Mo., the daughter of Fred and Lenora Hackler Frear.
She moved from Butler to Walnut with her family as a small child. For many years she lived in North and South Dakota where her stepfather, the Rev. John Babb, was a Presbyterian minister. After his death, the family returned to Walnut.
During the 1930s and '40s she lived at Lansing. She also lived at Chanute, Iola and Altoona before returning to Walnut where she lived until 1990 when she entered Park Place Healthcare and Rehabilitation, Chanute.
She was a homemaker. After the death of her husband, she was employed as a nurse's aide at Cliff Manor, Kansas City, Mo., and Autry Nursing Home, St. Paul.
She was a member of the former Christian Church at Walnut, where she taught Sunday School, was a youth fellowship leader and pianist.
She married Harry Johnston on May 6, 1914, at Walnut. He preceded her in death in March, 1957.
Survivors include a son, Alfred Johnston, Kansas City, Mo.; two daughters, Ellouise McDaniels, Erie, and Norma Joy Gier, Chanute; 9 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren and 16 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Otis Johnston, a sister, Elsie Thompson, a half brother, John Babb, two stepbrothers, Lenny and Rex Babb and a stepsister, Viola Yokum.
Funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at First Christian Church, Chanute, the Rev. David Jenkins officiating. Burial will be in Walnut Cemetery. Friends may call at their convenience at the Gibson-Koch-Friskel Chapel, Chanute. Memorials to the CWF at the First Christian Church are suggested.
Emma L. Johnston 1898 - 1998
WALNUT - Emma L. Johnston, 100, Walnut died Friday, Nov. 27, 1998, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center.
She was born Oct. 28, 1898, at Butler, Mo., the daughter of Fred and Lenora Hackler Frear.
She moved from Butler to Walnut with her family as a small child. For many years she lived in North and South Dakota where her stepfather, the Rev. John Babb, was a Presbyterian minister. After his death, the family returned to Walnut.
During the 1930s and '40s she lived at Lansing. She also lived at Chanute, Iola and Altoona before returning to Walnut where she lived until 1990 when she entered Park Place Healthcare and Rehabilitation, Chanute.
She was a homemaker. After the death of her husband, she was employed as a nurse's aide at Cliff Manor, Kansas City, Mo., and Autry Nursing Home, St. Paul.
She was a member of the former Christian Church at Walnut, where she taught Sunday School, was a youth fellowship leader and pianist.
She married Harry Johnston on May 6, 1914, at Walnut. He preceded her in death in March, 1957.
Survivors include a son, Alfred Johnston, Kansas City, Mo.; two daughters, Ellouise McDaniels, Erie, and Norma Joy Gier, Chanute; 9 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren and 16 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Otis Johnston, a sister, Elsie Thompson, a half brother, John Babb, two stepbrothers, Lenny and Rex Babb and a stepsister, Viola Yokum.
Funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at First Christian Church, Chanute, the Rev. David Jenkins officiating. Burial will be in Walnut Cemetery. Friends may call at their convenience at the Gibson-Koch-Friskel Chapel, Chanute. Memorials to the CWF at the First Christian Church are suggested.
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