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Mrs. Gaynell Johnston, age 82 of Bankston, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2024 at Northwest Regional Medical Center in Winfield.
Funeral services will be held Friday, March 22, 2024 at 2-P.M. from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in New River Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday from 1-2 P.M at the funeral home.
She was preceded in death by her husband: James Dale Johnston, daughter: Lydia Smallwood, parents: Verris and Emily Lowery Sawyer, brothers: James Thomas Sawyer Sr., and Hubert Terry Sawyer.
Survivors include her son-in-law: Mike Smallwood, granddaughter: Chyle Smallwood (Seth), grandson: Michael McWood (Leanna), brother and sister-in-law: Donald and Joyce Johnston.
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