Kent L. Johnston

Remembering… Kent Leroy Johnston passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 67. He was born March 19, 1947 in Stockton, Kansas to Donald and Opal (Conn) Johnston.   Kent graduated from Stockton High School with the Class of 1965. He graduated from technical school in Wichita, Kansas with an emphasis on upholstery. He joined the United States Navy and served his country during Vietnam. On December 30, 1978 he was united in marriage to Marta Jo Odle at the Assembly of God Church in Stockton. They were blessed with two sons, Corey and Tyler. Kent owned and operated his business Johnston’s Upholstery in Stockton. He was very skilled in his craft producing many lovely pieces of furniture and restored autos over the years. He coached the kid’s T-ball teams as well as other sports, spent many years warming the bleachers at both boys’ wrestling meets and attending Erika’s dance recitals. Kent was a faithful member of the Assembly of God Church. He was a member of the Monroe-Taylor-Barnes VFW Post #8873. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, bowling and pool. He played on a local snooker and bowling team. Kent is survived by his wife Marta Jo; sons, Corey Johnston of Clay Center and Tyler Johnston of Manhattan; granddaughter, Ericka Johnston; brothers, Merrill Johnston and wife Nita and Donnie Johnston and wife Patty all of Stockton; sister, Barbara Juhl of Aurora, Colorado; and mother-in-law, Aloha Odle of Stockton.   He was preceded in death by his parents Donald and Opal Johnston, sister Elaine Fox and father-in-law, Lee Odle. Kent was a man of deep faith, love, and dedication whose life was a daily example of strength and patience, no matter the circumstances. We were blessed to know and be loved by him, and together we rejoice until we see him again. As his own life did, and as he taught us, “Blessed be the name of the Lord.”