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© The Chickasha Express-Star Chickasha, Oklahoma September 7, 2003 Julius C. "Jude" Johnston November 10, 1911 ~ September 6, 2003 Funeral services for Julius "Jude" Johnston, 91, of Chickasha, will be held Monday, Sept. 8, 2003, at 2 p.m. in the Southern Oaks Church of Christ in Chickasha. Julius Johnston was born November 10, 1911 and died Saturday, September 6, 2003. Interment will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home. © The Chickasha Express-Star Chickasha, Oklahoma September 8, 2003 Julius C. "Jude" Johnston November 10, 1911 ~ September 6, 2003 Funeral services for Julius "Jude" Johnston, 91, of Chickasha, were held Monday, September 8, 2003, at 2:00 p.m. in the Southern Oaks Church of Christ in Chickasha. Steve Parker officiated, with Jim Sheerer assisting. Julius Johnston was born November 10, 1911, in Little River County, Arkansas, the son of Sterling Johnston and Zora Beardon Johnston. He died Saturday, September 6, 2003, in Chickasha. Jude moved from Little River County, Arkansas, in the fall of 1916 to Ninnekah, Oklahoma, where the family farmed in the Coffelt community. In the spring of 1935 he went to work for Indian Territorial Oil Company in Oklahoma City. He worked for Ray Smith's station in 1937, and it was there that he met Thelma Robinson. They got married in February 1942 in Anadarko. He entered the Army in March 1942, serving until 1945. He and Thelma have lived in Chickasha since that time. Most of his career was spent in the automotive parts business, eventually opening his own business, Johnston Motor Supply, where he was active until his health prevented him. Over the years Jude enjoyed singing with the Barbershop chorus, bowling and fishing. He spent untold hours volunteering for the Optimist Club, raising money to fund youth projects in our community. He and Thelma have enjoyed at least one night of pinochle each week for the past 50 years, the past 30 or 40 years with their friends the Nulls and the Klippels. In 1991 he became a member of the Southern Oaks Church of Christ where he had attended for many years. His faith in God, combined with the encouragement of the people of Southern Oaks made his final days some of the best in his life. Jude was preceded in death by both parents, five sisters, Mildred Blanchard, Grace Githens, Eva Schoolfield, Blanche Whitener, Ethel Whitener, one brother, Fay Johnston and a grandson, Joe Leggett. Survivors include his wife, Thelma Johnston of the home, son and daughter-in-law, Rick and Rhonda Johnston of Chickasha, daughter and son-in-law, Debby and Alton Rawlins of Cheyenne, Oklahoma, one brother, Jodie Johnston and wife Teka of Moore, one sister Anna Gage of Lindsay, grandchildren, Jane Johnston, Jason Leggett and wife Summer, Terry Rawlins and wife Vanessa, De Rawlins, and Ace Rawlins, and two great grandchildren, Brooke and Christopher, plus a large extended family and many friends. Interment was in the Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home. |
© The Chickasha Express-Star Chickasha, Oklahoma March 15, 2004 Thelma R. [Robinson] Johnston July 3, 1919 ~ March 14, 2004 Funeral services for Thelma R. Johnston, 84, of Chickasha, Okla., will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17, 2004, at Southern Oaks Church of Christ. Thelma R. Johnston was born July 3, 1919, and died on Sunday, March 14, 2004, in Chickasha. Buriel will be in Fairlawn Cemetery, Chickasha, under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home. © The Chickasha Express-Star Chickasha, Oklahoma March 16, 2004 Thelma R. [Robinson] Johnston July 3, 1919 ~ March 14, 2004 Funeral services for Thelma R. Johnston, 84, of Chickasha, will be held Wednesday, March 17, 2004, at 1:30 p.m. in the Southern Oaks Church of Christ, with Steve Parker officiating and Jim Sheerer assisting. Thelma R. Johnston was born July 3, 1919, in Jefferson County, Oklahoma, the daughter of Otto and Iva Wilson Robinson. She died peacefully on Sunday, March 14, 2004, in Chickasha. Thelma graduated from Terrel High School in 1937. In 1941 she moved to Chickasha where she met J. C. "Jude" Johnston. They married on February 17, 1942. She had a variety of work experiences during her early years, working in a restaurant, a print shop, department store and even a bomb manufacturing plant during World War II. She was later a bookkeeper and partner with Jude at Johnston Motor Supply, which they owned until their retirement. She was a faithful member of the Southern Oaks Church of Christ. Thelma was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Jude, on September 6, 2003, after 61 years of marriage; one brother, Carl Robinson; and a grandson, Joe Leggett. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Rick and Rhonda Johnston, of Chickasha; daughter and son-in-law, Debby and Alton Rawlins, of Cheyenne, OK; grandchildren, Jane Johnston, Jason Leggett and wife, Summer, Terry Rawlins and wife, Vanessa, De Trammell, and Ace Rawlins; three great grandchildren; sisters, Frankie Tallon and her husband, Marion, of Edmond, and Judy McCorkle of Archer City, Texas; and a special friend, Jo Garner, with Helping Hands, who has faithfully helped with her care for the past 15 months. Interment will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home. |
© The Chickasha Express-Star Chickasha, Oklahoma Tuesday, March 11, 2014 Jodie E. Johnston September 25, 1914 ~ March 8, 2014 Funeral services for Jodie E. Johnston, 99, of Moore, Oklahoma formerly of Ninnekah, will be held Thursday, March 13, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the Ferguson Funeral Home Chapel with Hosie "Spook" Whitener officiating. Jodie E. Johnston was born September 25, 1914 in Little River County, Arkansas to Sterling and Zora [Bearden] Johnston. He died Saturday, March 8, 2014 in Oklahoma City. Jodie came to Oklahoma as a teenager with his family and they settled near Ninnekah. He attended and graduated from Ninnekah High School. After graduation, he worked in the oilfield for a short time, then joined the United States Army on January 13, 1942, during WWII and served until December 2, 1945. He had been employed as a tire store manager, as a billboard installer, and then returned to the oilfield, where he retired in the mid 70's. After retirement, he owned and operated a lawn care service until he was 97 years old. He was preceded in death by both parents, Sterling and Zora [Bearden] Johnston; brothers and their spouses, Fay and Ethel Johnston, Julius "Jude" and Thelma Johnston; sisters and their spouses, Eva and John Schoolfield, Grace and Irvin Githers, Ethel and Raymond Whitener, Blanche and Albert Whitener, Anna and Gene Gage, and Mildred and Joe Blanchard. Survivors include his wife, Teka Johnston of the home; daughters and sons-in-law, Sheila and Gary Schank of Oklahoma City, Jodie Marie and Dave Antonelli of Salmon, Idaho; grandchildren, Dr. Bob Schank and Steve Schank; and a great-grandson, Ian Schank. Interment will be in Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home. |
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