SAXTON, Johnnie - b. July 12, 1926 - d. January 8, 2011

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Johnnie Saxton, age 84, a resident of Howard, Kansas, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2011 at the Howard Twilight Manor.  He was born on July 12, 1926 in Dayton, Ohio to Verlon and Edith (Devore) Estle.

During World War II, he served in the United States Navy.  He worked as an automotive mechanic and as a hardware man.  He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bristol in Bristol, Florida.

Johnnie was united in marriage to Martha Throgmorton on February 14, 1946 in Dayton, Ohio, and to this union was born three children, Ronald, Michael, and Suzanna.  On December 7, 1956, he married Vola Elizabeth Touchton in Kansas City, Missouri, and to this union was born two children, Verlon and Maritta.  Vola preceded him in death on February 28, 1988.  In August 1988, Johnnie married Edna Puckett, and she also preceded him in death in 1995.

Johnnie is survived by three sons, Ronald Estle of Mt. Dora, Florida, Michael Estle of Dayton, Ohio, and Verlon Saxton Sr. of Howard, Kansas; two daughters, Suzie Lamproe of Ft. Smith, Arkansas and Maritta Cothron of Eustis, Florida; twelve grandchildren; and eleven great-grandchildren.  He was also preceded in death by his parents, one brother, and one sister.

Memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at the Howard Twilight Manor  Inurnment will be held at a later date at Lakeside Memory Garden in Eustis, Florida.  Memorials may be made to the Johnnie Saxton Memorial and may be left with the funeral home.  Online condolences may be left for the family at www.countrysidefh.com.  Arrangements are under the direction of Countryside-Zimmerman Funeral Home, 206 E. Washington, Howard, Kansas 67349. 

(taken from the Countryside Funeral Home website)