Johnston, Mildred Givens

Mildred Givens Johnston, 87, of Bluefield, W.Va., passed away Saturday, March 17, 2007 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, W.Va.

Mildred was born on May 16, 1919 in Pearisburg, Va. and was a daughter of the late John H. Givens, Sr. and Winnie Johnston Givens. Besides her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Chapman Isaac Johnston, Jr., one son, Chapman I. Johnston, III, one brother, Thomas Cale Givens and one sister Helen Farrier Givens.

She is survived by, one son and daughter-in-law, John Chapman and Elsie Johnston of Roanoke, Va.; two grandchildren, Kimberly A. and husband, Tommy Johnson of Bowling Green, Ken., Chapman I. (Chipper) Johnston, IV of Roanoke, Va.;. two great-granddaughters, Ella Katherine Johnson and Allison Elizabeth Johnson; two sisters, Jean Givens Owen of Va. Beach, Va., Anna Lee Givens Williams of Pearisburg; one brother and sister-in-law, John H. Givens, Jr. and wife Perk; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at the Monta Vista Mausoleum in Bluefield, W.Va., Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Ian MacFarlane and the Rev. Keith Owen officiating, with entombment following in the Monta Vista Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. before the service on Wednesday and Tuesday at Givens Funeral Home in Pearisburg, Va. from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the Chipper Johnston Youth Room at the Bland Street United Methodist Church in Bluefield, WV.