Marjorie A. Johnston, 88, of Benton passed away at 5:05 a.m. Wednesday, June 19 at Mt. Vernon Countryside Manor.
She was born in Ashley, IL on October 17, 1024, the daughter of Burrel and Iva Jane (Martel) Ferguson.
She married Ewing Johnston on January 12, 1946 and he survives.
Mrs. Johnston was a member of the former Harmony Free Will Baptist Church in West City and attended the First Church of God in Benton.
Mrs. Johnston, first and foremost, loved the Lord. He was a great source of comfort to her throughout her life. She loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She led an inspiring life of faith and kindness toward others and has that legacy for all her family.
Mrs. Johnston is survived by her husband, Ewing Johnston of Benton and one daughter, Karen Wayman and husband John, of Mt. Vernon. Also surviving are four grandchildren, Kelly Oreskovic and husband Bob, of Washington, Missouri, Michelle Autry and husband Dan, of O’Fallon, Missouri, Michael Franklin and wife Heather, of O’Falon, Illinois and Millie Deadmond and husband Adam, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois. She is also survived by great-grandchildren Emma Kotowski, Chloe Clark, Kaylee Franklin, Katie Oreskovic, Drake Autry, Nathan Oreskovic, Jake Franklin, Dakota Autry and Kalissa Deadmond.
Mrs. Johnston was preceded in death by her parents, by a son, Benjamin Allen Johnston, by a daughter, Patricia Lynn Franklin, two brothers, Raymond and Albert Ferguson and by three sisters, Thelma Ferguson, Edith Clark and Della Boykin.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 22 at Morton & Johnston Funeral Home in Benton with Pastor John Neace officiating. Burial will be in Masonic & Oddfellows Cemetery in Benton. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Morton & Johnston Funeral Home in Benton.
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