Billy-Johnston-Obituary

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Billy Joe Johnston

Rattan, Oklahoma

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DIED
December 2, 2015
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Rattan, Oklahoma

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Miller and Miller Funeral Home - Valliant Obituary

Billy Joe Johnston, age 85, was born February 14, 1930 in Valliant, OK, the son of Johnnie Rutherford Johnston and Alma Irene (Park) Johnston and has lived in Rattan since 1976. His parents preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his step mother, Thelma Johnston; brothers: Charles Johnston and his wife, Mary, James Johnston and Troy Allen Johnston; his sister, Minnie Foshee and her husband Jack Foshee; sister in law, Betty Johnston and brother in law, Don Sisk. Billy married Mary Elizabeth Wall on April 8, 1952 in DeQueen, Arkansas. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the Korean War. Billy was a long haul truck driver, diesel mechanic and rancher, raising both cattle and thoroughbreds. Billy also worked in the logging industry in Oregon, New Mexico and Colorado. He loved his race horses and his dogs. SURVIVORS INCLUDE: his wife, Mary Johnston; children, Loretta Rhodes and husband, Harry of Allen, TX and Joe Stanley Johnston of Sulphur Springs, TX; grandchildren, Katherine Stanglin and husband, Jeff and Jennifer Schneider; great grandchildren, Wesley Stanglin and Makaela Stanglin; four brothers: Johnny Eugene Johnston and wife, Mary Lee of Valliant; Robert Johnston and wife, Ruby of Rattan, OK, Coy Johnston and wife, Janice of New Plymouth, Idaho, and George Johnston of Las Vegas, NV; one sister, Mary Jane Sisk of Champagne, Illinois; two sisters in law: Rosa (Donaldson) Johnston of Wright City, OK and Liz Johnston of Oklahoma City, OK; several nieces and nephews along with many other relatives and friends. VISITATION: The family will receive friends from 4:00-6:00 P.M., Saturday December 5, 2015 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home, 201 East Wilson, Valliant, OK FUNERAL SERVICES: Place: Miller & Miller Funeral Home Chapel Date: Sunday ~ December 6, 2015 Time: 2:00 P.M. Officiating: Bro. Tag Rowan Interment: Valliant Cemetery ~ Valliant, OK

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