by Archana Subramaniam by CNB
Roanoke Times Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: FRIDAY, March 19, 1993 TAG: 9303190427 SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B2 EDITION: METRO SOURCE: DATELINE: NARROWS LENGTH: Medium
OBIT-JOHNSTON, ARAMINTA HALE
JOHNSTON, Araminta Hale, 67, of Narrows, died Wednesday afternoon in a Roanoke hospital. A lifelong resident of Giles County, she was born in Narrows on June 14, 1925 and was the daughter of the late William Curtis and Anna Lee Ferrell Hale. She was employed as a clerk with the Giles County Department of Social Services at the time of her death and was a member of the Riverview Baptist Church in Ripplemead, Va. She was a Sunday school teacher and pianist in the church for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband, James M. (Gabby) Johnston and a son, Richard Lee Johnston, and a daughter, Patty Johnston. She is survived by her son, James W. Johnston Jr. of Narrows; a half brother, Woodrow Earl Leftwich, Hinton, W.Va.; a sister, Betty hale Spangler, Galax, Va.; three half sisters, Mrs. Gladys Farrow and Miss Andres Hale, both of New Market, Va., Mrs. Louise Poling, Clarksburg, W.Va.; special friends, Mildred and Jerry Carroll, Vinton, Va.; two grandchildren, Bridget Nicole Johnston and Benjamine Lee Johnston, both of Narrows. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Riverview Baptist Church in Ripplemead, Va., with the Rev. Shahn Wilburn officiating. Burial will follow in Birchlawn Burial Park, Pearisburg, Va. The remains will be moved from Riffe's Funeral Service in Narrows Friday afternoon to the Riverview Baptist Church where the family will receive friends from 6 until 9 p.m. Pallbearers will be friends of the family and honorary pallbearers will be members of the Giles Ambulance Service and the Narrows Fire Department. The family requests that flowers be omitted and contributions be made to the Building Fund, Riverview Baptist Church, P. O. Box 204, Ripplemead, Va. 24150.