OBITUARY NAME: VANCE RICHARD JOHNSTON AGE 78, A LIFETIME STRINGTOWN AREA RESIDENT BORN: APRIL 19, 1929 AT WARDVILLE, OK TO ERNEST JOHN JOHNSTON AND ROSA MAE HAYWORTH JOHNSTON. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2008 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL . AGE 78 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 23 DAYS EDUCATION: HE ATTENDED SCHOOL AT LIMESTONE GAP. MARRIED: HE MARRIED PATSY MARIE SHIVERS AT DURANT IN 1954. OCCUPATION: VANCE WORKED AT THE ROCKCRUSHER IN STRINGTOWN, WAS A DEPUTY SHERIFF FOR ATOKA COUNTY, WORKED AS A TRUCK DRIVER FOR PRUITT OIL COMPANY FOR SEVERAL YEARS. HE WAS ALSO THE JANITOR AND MAINTENANCE MAN AT STRINGTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH FOR 20 YEARS. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE STRINGTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH. HE LOVED TO FISH AND HUNT, GARDENING AND YARDWORK. SURVIVED BY VERY SPECIAL FRIEND: VIRGINIA SMITH OF STRINGTOWN, OK 4 CHILDREN: RICKY JOHNSTON AND WIFE CHERYL ANN OF TISHOMINGO,OK PATRICIA FINESTEAD AND HUSBAND TIMOTHY OF FORSYTH, MO PAM PURDUE AND HUSBAND ROY OF FORSYTH, MO ROBBIE JOHNSTON AND WIFE DEBBIE OF STRINGTOWN, OK MOTHER OF HIS CHILDREN: PAT MOORE OF FORSYTH, MO BROTHER: BOYD JOHNSTON AND WIFE ERNESTINE OF KIOWA SISTER: JOYCE NUTTALL AND HUSBAND JUNIOR OF ATOKA 8 GRANDCHILDREN 19 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN ALONG WITH NUMEROUS NIECES, NEPHEWS, COUSINS AND OTHER RELATIVES AND MANY DEAR AND LOVED FRIENDS. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: ERNEST JOHN JOHNSTON AND ROSA MAE HAYWORTH JOHNSTON SISTER: VERDA RAIBURN SON: TIMOTHY ROBBIE JOHNSTON BROTHER: BILLY JOHNSTON ************************************************************************************************************ SERVICES: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2008 AT 2:00 PM PLACE OF SERVICES: STRINGTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY: STRINGTOWN CEMETERY OFFICIATING: REV LOYD THOMPSON ASSISTING: DARRELL HELTON CASKETBEARERS: LACEY MOORE, RICHARD LEUTY, CHRIS EDGAR, RICHARD QUAID, RALPH BREWSTER, KENNY LAYTON, ROB SMITH, DANNY HAMILTON HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: JOHNNY SELF, CHARLES MASON, JOE HAYES, JUNIOR SELF, MIKE MILLER CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO THE FAMILY BY EMAIL TO: BROWNS@ATOKA.NET. PLEASE REFERENCE THE NAME OF THE DECEASED IN YOUR CORRESPONDENCE. FAMILY NIGHT~WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 6~ 8 PM SERVICES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BROWN'S FUNERAL SERVICE - ATOKA, OK