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Joseph Allen JOHNSTON

Male 1956 - 1978  (21 years)


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  • Name Joseph Allen JOHNSTON 
    Born 2 Dec 1956  Crawfordsville, Montgomery Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 20 Apr 1978  Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Knights Of Pythias & Lizton Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • (K of P Cemetery), Lizton, Indiana.
    Person ID I1674  John Willson, Piscataway, NJ and Ontario Family Tree
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2018 

    Father William Bradford JOHNSTON
              b. 5 Jun 1926, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Oct 1974  (Age 48 years) 
    Family ID F1182  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Obituary:
      Joseph Allen Johnston, 21, 606 Lions Head Lane, died Thursday (April 20, 1978) in St. Vincent Hospital after a one-car auto accident early Tuesday morning. Police reported that Mr. Johnston was driving west in the 4000 block of East 82nd Street at 1 a.m. Tuesday when his car left the road on the south side. The auto traveled 350 feet off the road, struck an abutment & rolled 67 feet before coming to rest. Mr. Johnston was taken to St. Vincent Hospital.

      He was born in Crawfordsville & lived most of his life in Indianapolis. He attended Howe Military School & graduated from Park Tudor School, where he received honors for athletics & leadership. He attended Franklin College & Indiana-Purdue University, Indianapolis.

      Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Second Presbyterian Church. Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the Leppert & Copeland Mortuary.

      Survivors include his mother, Mrs. William H. Church; a brother, Charles W. Johnston; 2 sisters, Mrs. Barry R. Fritsch & Miss Amy B. Johnston, all of Indianapolis; & his grandmother, Mrs. William C. Montgomery of Pittsboro.

      Mr. Joseph A. Johnston, age 21, son of Mrs. William H. (Norma) Church & the late William B. Johnston, brother of Mrs. Barry R. (Debbie) Fritsch, Miss Amy B. Johnston & Mr. Charles W. Johnston, grandson of Mrs. William C. (Nell) Montgomery, passed away Thursday (April 20, 1978). Funeral services 1 p.m., Saturday at Second Presbyterian Church, 7700 N. Meridian St. Friends may call at the Leppert & Copeland Mortuary, 740 E. 86th St. Contributions may be made to Park Tudor School.
      Ref: Indianapolis Star Newspaper, pub. 4.21.1978. - - -