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Memorial Service:
4 p.m. on Thursday, February 9, 2023, at Waynesville
United Methodist Church in Waynesville
Celebration of Life:
Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Waynesville
American Legion
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Orvil “Bruce” Johnston, 72, of Beason
passed away on Monday, February 6, 2023 at his home,
surrounded by his family after a seven-year battle
with cancer.
Bruce was born on October 15, 1950, the son of Orvil
Johnston Jr. He married Marie Bristow on November
21, 1972, they celebrated 50 years of marriage in
2022.
Bruce is survived by his wife, Marie Bristow
Johnston; children, Scott (Jamie) Johnston, Brandi
(Rich) Patterson-Marvel, Orvil J. Johnston, and
Philip (Mary) Johnston; grandchildren, Kristopher,
Nate, Emily, Secily, Will, Zach, Chloe, Savannah,
Tate, and Sydnee; great-grandchildren, Mackenzie,
Maddox, Davis, Nora, Lane, Ellie, and Henry; and a
sister, Connie (Gordon) Hamblin.
He was preceded in death by his father; and
grandparents, Orvil and Edna Johnston Sr., and Irene
Carpenter, all who helped raise him.
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Bruce proudly served in the US Army,
where he was stationed in Germany. He was a
mechanic, avid fisherman, and lifelong farmer. Bruce
was a member of Waynesville American Legion.
A memorial service for Bruce will be held at 4 p.m.
on Thursday, February 9, 2023, at Waynesville United
Methodist Church in Waynesville. A celebration of
Bruce’s life will follow the service from 5 p.m. to
7 p.m. at the Waynesville American Legion where full
military rites will be conducted by the Waynesville
American Legion Post #1189.
Memorials may be made in Bruce’s name to the
Waynesville American Legion or Ruby’s Rescue in
McLean.
Arrangements have been entrusted to
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
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