Mrs. Lurlene Montez Johnston

Jeffcoat Funeral Home 255 Friendship Road Tallassee, AL 36078 Tel (334) 283-6801 Mrs. Lurlene Montez Griffith Johnston died peacefully at her Red Hill home on Monday, May 18, 2015. Funeral services will be Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at 11:00am from Jeffcoat Funeral Home Chapel with Kenneth Keppel and Emmett Major officiating. Burial will follow in Watson Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Johnston is survived by her husband, Herschell Johnston; son, Darrell L. Johnston (Maria); daughter, Melna Ingram; grandchildren, Darren Johnston, Adam Johnston, Richie Thompson and Angel Thompson Glass; great-grandchildren, Trent, Tanner and Trey Thompson, Bryce and Brayden Glass; countless nieces and nephews. Montez is preceded in death by her father, John Griffith; mother, Velma Griffith and sister, Irple Worton. Lurleen Montez Griffith was born January 24, 1928, in Eclectic, Alabama. She met the love of her life, Herschell Johnston in 1946. Shortly after returning home from World War II, he took one look at her and said, "I'm going to marry that beautiful girl." They married in July and lived in Red Hill most of their 69 years of marriage. Montez completed her first nursing degree in 1959. She continued her education at Alex City Jr. College in 1976 and graduated from Samford University in 1978 with a degree in nursing. She had a love for knitting, quilting and often cooked for large crowds. She spent many hours around a quilt with her girlfriends making quilts, talking and laughing. Friends and families' houses are festooned with Montez's artwork. She was a true southern lady full of grace and dignity, who enjoyed serving others. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, and also a devout member of Watson Chapel Methodist Church. The family will receive friends Wednesday, May 20, 2015, from 10:00 am until service time at Jeffcoat Funeral Home. Montez's family would like to say a special thank you to Lake Martin Hospice and her caregivers for the loving care she received. Online condolences available: www.jeffcoatfuneralhome.com. Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing Tallassee, Alabama