Obituary -Noble F. Johnston – Whittington

WHITTINGTON – Noble F. Johnston, 87, passed away Thursday morning, June 6, 2013.

Mr. Johnston was born May 26, 1926, in Whittington, the son of John T. and Jennie (Brown) Johnston.

He married JoAnn (House) on Sept. 9, 1979, and she survives.

Mr. Johnston served in the National Guard and volunteered to serve in the U.S. Navy at age 17. He was discharged in May 1946.

He retired from Ford Motor Company after 32 years. He worked as a die setter, foreman, mechanic and crane operator. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Sesser.

Mr. Johnston was a life member of Amvets. He was a member of Sesser-Goode Masonic Lodge 744 and Benton Masonic Lodge 64 and Shriners and Scottish Rite Bodies.

Mr. Johnston is survived by his wife, JoAnn Johnston; three daughters, Diann McCord of Wilmington, Renee Johnston-Casey of Ewing and Melissa Schleede and husband, Jim, of Merrillville, Ind.  Also surviving is six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two stepchildren, Cheryl Markus and husband, Raymond, of Ohio and Keith Pyle and wife, Patricia, of Crete; one sister, Jo Aleen Guess of Benton; and two brothers, Loyd Gale Johnston of Benton and Larry Johnston and wife, Sharon, of Crete; and several nieces and nephews.

Mr. Johnston was preceded in death by his parents, a son Rick and a brother, Olen Lee Johnston.

Funeral services will be Monday, June 10 at 10 a.m. in Morton and Johnston Funeral Home in Benton, with the Rev. Mark Minor and Rev. Julie Smith officiating. Burial will be in Shiloh Cemetery in Whittington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with Masonic rites at 7 p.m.