Mary Helen Bell Johnston passed away Monday, May 4, 2015.
Mary Helen Bell was born Sept. 13, 1920, in Dallas to Arthur Bell and Lorena Miller Bell.
She graduated from high school in Dallas in 1938.
She married Jesse W. Johnston in June 1941 in Dallas.
She retired from LTV Aerospace Corp. in May 1979 after 25 years of service. In 1979, she moved from Arlington to her vacation home in Rainbow, where she lived until 2012. She then moved to Anaheim Hills, Calif., to be close to her son, Jake, after she had a heart attack. She loved her property in Rainbow. Located on the Brazos River, it had a large lot with a dock, pecan trees and lots of green grass. She loved doing yard work and especially loved having grandchildren and great-grandchildren visit her. Her door was always open to family and friends. Everyone enjoyed fishing, swimming and just floating down the river. All of Mary's grandchildren and great-grandchildren called her "Gee." This was a nickname that her granddaughter Diane gave her when she was a toddler. Mary was fond of her niece Linda Bell Brown, who was her neighbor on the river. They visited with each other often, went to lunch and dinners, and attended Dallas Cowboy games to which she had season tickets for many years. She was very much a Cowboys fan and never missed watching their games.
Gone before her were her husband, Jesse W. Johnston; and daughter, Jerry Johnston Ziebell.
Survivors: Son, Jake Johnston; granddaughter, Diane Heidt; grandsons, Don Heidt, Beau Johnston, Jon Paul and Andrew Lawson; and great-grandchildren, Andrea Heidt, Logan Heidt, Andrew Ziebell, Margaux Paul, Sydney Paul and Jeremy Paul.
Mary Helen Bell was born Sept. 13, 1920, in Dallas to Arthur Bell and Lorena Miller Bell.
She graduated from high school in Dallas in 1938.
She married Jesse W. Johnston in June 1941 in Dallas.
She retired from LTV Aerospace Corp. in May 1979 after 25 years of service. In 1979, she moved from Arlington to her vacation home in Rainbow, where she lived until 2012. She then moved to Anaheim Hills, Calif., to be close to her son, Jake, after she had a heart attack. She loved her property in Rainbow. Located on the Brazos River, it had a large lot with a dock, pecan trees and lots of green grass. She loved doing yard work and especially loved having grandchildren and great-grandchildren visit her. Her door was always open to family and friends. Everyone enjoyed fishing, swimming and just floating down the river. All of Mary's grandchildren and great-grandchildren called her "Gee." This was a nickname that her granddaughter Diane gave her when she was a toddler. Mary was fond of her niece Linda Bell Brown, who was her neighbor on the river. They visited with each other often, went to lunch and dinners, and attended Dallas Cowboy games to which she had season tickets for many years. She was very much a Cowboys fan and never missed watching their games.
Gone before her were her husband, Jesse W. Johnston; and daughter, Jerry Johnston Ziebell.
Survivors: Son, Jake Johnston; granddaughter, Diane Heidt; grandsons, Don Heidt, Beau Johnston, Jon Paul and Andrew Lawson; and great-grandchildren, Andrea Heidt, Logan Heidt, Andrew Ziebell, Margaux Paul, Sydney Paul and Jeremy Paul.
Mary Helen Bell Johnston passed away Monday, May 4, 2015.
Mary Helen Bell was born Sept. 13, 1920, in Dallas to Arthur Bell and Lorena Miller Bell.
She graduated from high school in Dallas in 1938.
She married Jesse W. Johnston in June 1941 in Dallas.
She retired from LTV Aerospace Corp. in May 1979 after 25 years of service. In 1979, she moved from Arlington to her vacation home in Rainbow, where she lived until 2012. She then moved to Anaheim Hills, Calif., to be close to her son, Jake, after she had a heart attack. She loved her property in Rainbow. Located on the Brazos River, it had a large lot with a dock, pecan trees and lots of green grass. She loved doing yard work and especially loved having grandchildren and great-grandchildren visit her. Her door was always open to family and friends. Everyone enjoyed fishing, swimming and just floating down the river. All of Mary's grandchildren and great-grandchildren called her "Gee." This was a nickname that her granddaughter Diane gave her when she was a toddler. Mary was fond of her niece Linda Bell Brown, who was her neighbor on the river. They visited with each other often, went to lunch and dinners, and attended Dallas Cowboy games to which she had season tickets for many years. She was very much a Cowboys fan and never missed watching their games.
Gone before her were her husband, Jesse W. Johnston; and daughter, Jerry Johnston Ziebell.
Survivors: Son, Jake Johnston; granddaughter, Diane Heidt; grandsons, Don Heidt, Beau Johnston, Jon Paul and Andrew Lawson; and great-grandchildren, Andrea Heidt, Logan Heidt, Andrew Ziebell, Margaux Paul, Sydney Paul and Jeremy Paul.
Mary Helen Bell was born Sept. 13, 1920, in Dallas to Arthur Bell and Lorena Miller Bell.
She graduated from high school in Dallas in 1938.
She married Jesse W. Johnston in June 1941 in Dallas.
She retired from LTV Aerospace Corp. in May 1979 after 25 years of service. In 1979, she moved from Arlington to her vacation home in Rainbow, where she lived until 2012. She then moved to Anaheim Hills, Calif., to be close to her son, Jake, after she had a heart attack. She loved her property in Rainbow. Located on the Brazos River, it had a large lot with a dock, pecan trees and lots of green grass. She loved doing yard work and especially loved having grandchildren and great-grandchildren visit her. Her door was always open to family and friends. Everyone enjoyed fishing, swimming and just floating down the river. All of Mary's grandchildren and great-grandchildren called her "Gee." This was a nickname that her granddaughter Diane gave her when she was a toddler. Mary was fond of her niece Linda Bell Brown, who was her neighbor on the river. They visited with each other often, went to lunch and dinners, and attended Dallas Cowboy games to which she had season tickets for many years. She was very much a Cowboys fan and never missed watching their games.
Gone before her were her husband, Jesse W. Johnston; and daughter, Jerry Johnston Ziebell.
Survivors: Son, Jake Johnston; granddaughter, Diane Heidt; grandsons, Don Heidt, Beau Johnston, Jon Paul and Andrew Lawson; and great-grandchildren, Andrea Heidt, Logan Heidt, Andrew Ziebell, Margaux Paul, Sydney Paul and Jeremy Paul.
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