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J.P. Johnston Sr. - Madison Parish, Louisiana 

From Vicksburg Post March 11, 2003

TRANSYLVANIA - J.P. Johnston Sr. died Tuesday, March 4, 2003, as a result of a 
four-wheeler accident in Yazoo County. He was 56. 

Born in Alsatia, La., Mr. Johnston was a resident of Transylvania. He was a 
retired farmer and a member of Melbourne Baptist Church. 

Survivors include his wife, Connie Dykes Johnston of Transylvania; two sons, 
Paul Johnston and Calvin Johnston, both of Transylvania; two daughters, Kim 
Green of Transylvania and Daphne Marsh of Shreveport, La.; a brother, Jake 
Johnston of Transylvania; two sisters, Audrey Webb and Carolyn Goulette, both 
of Transylvania; seven grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. 

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Melbourne Baptist Church in Transylvania 
with the Revs. James Hayes and Paul Carter officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial 
Park Cemetery in Tallulah under the direction of Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home. 

Visitation will be from 5 until 8 tonight at the funeral home. 

Pallbearers will be Joey Sullivan, Gerald Sullivan Jr., Scotty Waller, Neal Horath, 
James David Bass and Neil Sullivan.