Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....JOHNSTON, JAMES EDWARD October 13, 2009
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News Star World - October 15, 2009
JAMES EDWARD JOHNSTON
Mulhearn Funeral Home

Sterlington Road,

Monroe, LA

Funeral services for James Edward Johnston will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, 
October 16, 2009, in the chapel at Mulhearn Funeral Home, 2308 Sterlington 
Road, Monroe, with the Rev. David Willoughby officiating. Interment will 
follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe.

Mr. Johnston was born November 19, 1924 in Girard, LA., the oldest child of 
Theodore and Willie B Wilson Johnston. As a young man, he came to Monroe and 
met the love of his life, Floy Belle McClung. The couple wed on August 4, 
1951, and raised three children in a loving, Christian home. The couple were 
members of Calvary Baptist Church for over 50 years, where he served as a 
deacon until the time of his death. Mr. Johnston worked for over 40 years for 
Central Oil and Supply, driving tanker trucks to refineries in Texas six days 
a week and delivering gas to locations throughout northeast Louisiana. Each 
year, his family realized the fruits of his work ethic by traveling to visit 
locations throughout the United States. Mr. Johnston died at home in his sleep 
on October 13, 2009.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Floy and by his oldest son, Donald Reese 
Johnston; his parents; his brother Marvin Johnston; and sisters, Marie 
Johnston and Jewel Johnston.

He is survived by: His daughter, Charlotte Johnston Rainwater and husband Mark 
of Monroe; son, James Dale Johnston of Monroe; brothers, Eugene Johnston and 
Billy Johnston, both of Alto; grandsons, Christopher Rainwater of Monroe and 
Joshua Rainwater of Nashville, Tennessee; two great granddaughters; and 
numerous other family members and friends.

Serving as pallbearers will be Carroll Dozier, Allen Eason, Roy Price, Howard 
Reese, Harry Roberts and Sonny Tarpley.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Thursday at the funeral 
home.

The family requests memorials be made to Gideons International.


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