Alberta was born on November 13, 1928, in Wichita, KS. And returned to the Lord peacefully on Friday 12 August 2011 in Weatherford OK. . She received her Bachelors degree in education from the University of Wichita in 1951, where she met William (Bill) Johnston, the love of her life. They married on June 18, 1951 in Wichita, KS. They started their married life in Dodge City, where their first two children, Roselind and Billy, were born.
Bill was commissioned in the Army in 1954 as a 2nd LT. Alberta enjoyed her duties as a military officer’s wife and followed Bill during his 20-year career making a home for them in El Paso, TX, and Germany. Martin was born during Bill’s first tour in Germany. They had two unaccompanied tours - Turkey and Vietnam. Bill retired in 1974 at the rank of Major to raise horses in Henryetta, OK. Bill passed away in 1983 after 32 years of marriage.
Alberta taught English, Speech, and Drama in El Paso, TX, and Henryetta, OK. She retired from teaching in 1985. She moved to Arlington, TX, in 1987 to spend more time with her grand-children. While in Arlington, she founded a local chapter of the Society of Military Widows. She later was elected and served as the National President in 2001 She was also an active member of the American Association of University Women and many other civic organizations
She is survived by her daughter, Roselind and husband, Glenn McCulley of Weatherford, OK, son Albert “Martin” and his wife,Jeryl of Washington, DC, 5 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two-year old son William (Billy) Riley Johnston II and three brothers.
