Virginia Johnston^[1]

Abt 1922 - 2012  (~ 90 years)

• Name	Virginia Johnston
  Born	Abt 1922
  Gender	Female
  Died	15 May 2012  [2]
  Buried	17 May 2012	Zion Chapel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I348490	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2013

  
  

  Father	George W. Johnston,   b. 28 Nov 1892, Georgia ,   d. 12 Apr 1984, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Bertha Mae,   b. Abt 1901, Texas ,   d. 15 Dec 1995, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 94 years)
  Family ID	F137000	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Lloyd Purkey,   d. Bef 15 May 2012
  Children	1. George Purkey   2. Shirley Purkey
  Family ID	F137004	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 17 May 2012 - Zion Chapel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 16 Apr 2013. Frederick Earl Johnston obituary [S27] The Daily Times, http://www.thedailytimes.com/, (Blount County, Tennessee), 16 May 2012. Virginia Purkey , 90, passed away May 15, 2012. She was preceded in death by husband, Lloyd; mother and father, George and Bertha Holt Johnston; brothers, Bobby, Billy, George, Roy, and James; and sisters, Fannie and Sarah. Survivors include sons, George and Betty Purkey of Warner Robins, Ga., Gary and Pat Bradburn of Louisville; daughter, Shirley and Dan Ferguson of Louisville; sisters, Effie and Vic Fisher of Weaverville, N.C., Mary Johnston, Sue Hollander, and Nancy Merlinmo of Michigan; brother, Earl Johnson, of Maryville; 3 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren; and 6 great-great grandchildren. Funeral services will be 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, 2012, in the Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Clarence Byrd and Rev. Jim Malone officiating. Family and friends will meet 10 a.m. Thursday, May 17, 2012, at Zion Chapel Cemetery for a graveside service. The family will receive friends 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Condolences may be expressed by visiting ww.memorialfuneralhomemaryville.com [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 90208572).