West Virginia - Greta Odell Johnston, 89, of Hinton Road (Speedway), Athens, died Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, after a long illness.

Born May 3, 1931 at Lick Creek, WV. she was the daughter of the late Clarence Williams and Viola Conner Williams.

Greta was raised in Pipestem and was a graduate of Hinton High School. She married Howard Eugene Johnston of Princeton in 1948.

For many years, Greta was an active lady in the community, church, and various organizations. She was a member of Concord United Methodist Church and the Women's Fellowship, Mercer County Farm Bureau Auxiliary, Mercer County Democratic Women's Club, Sun Valley Ruritan, and West Virginia Extension Homemakers Club. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Howard Eugene Johnston, who died in 1987, along with a brother Eddie Dean Williams and a son-in-law William H. May.

Those left to cherish her memory include three children, Deborah May of Lerona, WV, Valerie Thompson and husband Marcus Wayne of Wendell NC, Steven Johnston of Speedway, WV; three grandchildren, Brian May, Kelly Thompson Montgomery and Kevin Thompson; four great-grandchildren, Brittini Orcutt, Alexis May, Madison May and Mason Montgomery; three great-great-grandchildren, Brycen, Khloe, and Kruz Orcutt; and her sister Mary Lee Lilly of Lewisburg, TN; in addition, numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm Monday, October 5, 2020 in the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton with Pastor Terry Choate officiating. Entombment will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park Mausoleum in Princeton. Friends may visit with family Monday from noon until the service hour. Online condolences may be shared with the family via www.memorialfd.com.

Due to the Governor's mandate, masks and social distancing, will be observed. Those who are unable to attend the funeral can view her services thru webcasting on our website.

Serving as pallbearers will be David Lilly, Mitchell Lilly, Kenneth Lilly, John Keith Johnston, Kevin Thompson and Scott Padgett.

The Johnston family is being served by the Memorial Funeral Directory and Cremation Center on the Athens Road in Princeton.