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Winfred Wesley Johnston
25 Nov 1909 – 8 Sep 1936
| Birth | 25 Nov 1909 |
| Death | 8 Sep 1936 |
| Cemetery | Llano Cemetery Amarillo , Randall County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Walter Dunn on 12 May 2007 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19356316 |
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------- Winifred [sic] Johnston, 27, living one mile south of Stinnett was found dead in his home this afternoon about 2:30, death resulting from a gunshot wound. He had been shot through the head with a .22-caliber bullet. A rifle was found near the body and powder burns were evident around the wound. Johnston is survived by his wife, and two children, Wesley Duwain and Joe Ann. His father, Lytle, was known in the country back in the pioneer days of this section. He was a minister and preacher. Other survivors are his mother, Mrs. J.C. Lowery, of Stinnett, one brother, Ben Johnston in California; three sisters, Mrs. John A. Swett in Oregon; Mrs. Temple Piper of Gewhitt; Mrs. John Lester of Electra; and two half-brothers Griffin Hardin, attending school in Wichita Falls; and Grady Hardin of Dallas. (Published in Borger Daily Herald, Tuesday, September 8, 1936, Page 1) ----- Funeral services for Winifred [sic] Johnston, 27, who was found shot to death in his home one mile south of Stinnett yesterday afternoon, were held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Boxwell Brothers chapel in Amarillo, with the Rev. E.B. Fincher, pastor of the Elmwood Presbyterian church of Amarillo, officiating. Johnston was found dead yesterday afternoon, having been shot through the head with a .22-caliber bullet. A rifle was found near the body and powder burns were evident around the wound. Pallbearers were H.C. Barnes, T.S. Smock, C.L. East, Allerson Crank, Walter Christian, and Clarence Bates. Burial was held in the Llano cemetery. Carver-Powell funeral home was in charge of the arrangements. (Published in Borger Daily Herald, Wednesday, September 9, 1936) ----- Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 Name: Winifred W Johnston Gender: Male Race: White Age: 26 Birth Date: 25 Nov 1909 Birth Place: Dumas, Texas Death Date: 8 Sep 1936 Death Place: Precinct 3, Hutchinson, Texas, USA Father: Henry L Johnston Mother: Sallie Island Spouse: Bertie Johnson -------------------------
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- Benjamin Franklin Johnston 1901–1960
- Jeanette Rosamond "Rose" Johnston Piper 1905–1994
- Henry Lytle Johnston 1907–1936
- Griffin Lee Hardin 1917–1979 FaG
- Grady Railand Hardin 1918–1946 FaG
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