Arlyne Johnston

Arlyne Johnston, 86, died on Sunday, June 3, 2001, at Heartland Nursing Home in Austin, Texas. Mrs. Johnston was born August 31, 1914, in Garden City, Texas to John and Essie Chaney, an early pioneer family. She graduated from Big Spring High School in 1931. In 1940, she married Clyde (Shorty) Johnston, longtime owner and operator of the Texaco station on Gregg Street. Her family and friends will remember Arlyne for her giving nature. She cared for her aged parents with unstinting commitment and remarkable love. She created a warm and happy home for her two children and her husband and in that world of family and service she was at her happiest. We, the ones who loved her, recall her wonderful pumpkin creme pies, her love of bridge and bowling, and her fanatical devotion to the Houston Astros. This gentle lady in the front row of many a contest and event, supported son and daughter in a thousand activities. A longtime member of the First United Methodist Church of Big Spring, this Christian woman lived her faith. Surely now Arlyne must hear her God as He comforts her:,