Marcella Mccurry Johnston

Stevensville - Marcella M. Johnston, 93, of Stevensville passed away Sunday, December 27, 2009 at the Bitterroot Valley Living Center. She was born May 6, 1916 in Ringling, MT the daughter of Thomas and Minnie (Huntsinger) McCurry.

Marcella was raised and educated in Ringling and graduated high school in White Sulphur Springs. She married John C. Johnston in Livingston, MT on July 23, 1937 and he passed away in January of 2008 after 70 years of marriage. Together they owned and/or operated many businesses together. Marcella and John's last business was the Indian Trading Post in Virginia City, MT, both retiring in 1976 after selling it.

She is survived by her 2 daughters, Pat Lynch of Corvallis and Kathy Crase and husband Pete of Shelton, WA; 5 grandchildren, Aaron Lynch and wife Vickie of Gig Harbor, WA, Amy Mohn and husband Brad of Hamilton, Amber Lynch and husband Mike Portner of Stevensville, John Crase and wife Jamie of Olympia, WA and Anne Jones and husband Dave of Tacoma, WA; her sister, Zillahn Hawthorne of Townsend, MT; and 6 great-grandchildren.