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Show Funeral Service Held for hhn Johnston Funeral services for John A. Johnston were held Tuesday, Tues-day, Sept. 9. at the LDS chapel cha-pel in Fruita, Colorado. Interment: In-terment: was at Elmwood Cemetery in Fruita. Mr. Johnston died of natural cau ses, Friday, Sept. 5. at Carbon Car-bon County Hospital. Pric2. He was 83 years old. After moving his family to Utah in the early 19"0's, Mr. Johnston was a stockman and rancher. While residing in Cisco he operated the Cisco Hotel, which was later la-ter moved to Moab and known as the Hotel Moab. He was a Grand County Commissioner from 1932 to 1934. John Alonzo Johnston was born April 3), 1881 at Thav-er. Thav-er. Kansas, to Millard T. and Deleska Tarr Johnston. He married Estella Ryan o.i Feb. 11. 19 2 at Cherryvale. Kansas. She preceded him in death. Surviving sons and daughters daugh-ters are: Herbert Johnston, Fruita, Colo.; Wayne Johnston, John-ston, Price; Ivan (Bud) Jchnston. Moab; Mrs. Ralph (Wilda) Hale and Mrs. Howard How-ard (E'.ila) Hale, both of Seo'tsbluff, Nebraska. He had 13 grandchildren. 33 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. |