Mary Johnston

Mary Joeann Johnston, 99, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2024, at Monticello House in Jackson.

She was born July 15, 1924 in Jackson, the daughter of Francis Monroe and Mary Louise Duvall Biri.

She married Leroy L. Johnston on Aug. 2, 1941. They were married almost 69 years when he died March 9, 2010.

Joeann had worked for the Jackson Hosiery Mill, Ralph Edwards, Lee Rowan, but the one she looked most forward to doing was with Central Services at Southeast Hospital. She and Leroy traveled to many places for work and pleasure, having been to Montana, Oregon, Washington, however Branson was her favorite destination to visit.

Loving survivors include two sons, Steven (Diane) Johnston of Cape Girardeau and Philip (Paula) Johnston of Jackson; three grandchildren, Andrew, Dana and Deanna; six great grandchildren, Annabelle, Beck, Tatum, Bailie, Breanna and Makenzie Johnston; and “Zoey, Major, and Corky”.

Joeann was preceded in death by her husband, Leroy; her eldest son, Terry Lee Johnston; and seven siblings, Hazel Haaseth, Leon Biri, Helen Greene, Louise Sago, Dorothy Johnston, Francis Biri, Jr., and Paul Biri.

Visitation will be from noon until service time on Friday, May 17, at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.

Funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. at the funeral home with Larry Koehler presiding.

The committal service will follow at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau.

The family would like to extend their thanks and gratitude to the associates at Cape Girardeau Walmart No. 188 for all they did to help her and Leroy during their last years; and to the staff of Monticello House and Crown Hospice for the kind and compassionate care given to Joeann.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mccombsfuneralhome.com and selecting Joeann’s obituary tab.

Memorials in her memory may be given to Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary in Jackson or Crown Hospice.