Funeral services for Johnson, Mastin David (Dave), 86, of Big Spring, will be at 3:00 PM Monday, February 5, 2001, at the Sand Springs Baptist Church with Rev. Ted Bostick, pastor, officiating. Military graveside rites will follow at Coahoma Cemetery. Mr. Mastin D. Johnson left this earth to be with our Lord on Friday, February 2, 2001. Mr. Johnson was born on December 18, 1914 in Eastland County to John T. and Virginia Johnson. He married Mildred Ethel Diez on April 26, 1948 in Kermit. Mr. Johnson moved to Big Spring, Texas in 1960 from Kermit, Texas. He worked for Cabot Carbon Co. for twenty eight years, retiring in 1978. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Sand Springs for forty years. Mr. Johnson served in World War II with the 384th Fighter Squadron and was active in many European campaigns. Mr. Johnson had many friends in the Sand Springs area who remember him fondly walking his dog, Otto, all around the Sand Springs area. Mr. Johnson never met a stranger and shared his loving heart with all he knew. Mr. Johnson was preceeded in death by his mother and father, John T. and Virginia Johnson; one sister, Lorna Johnson; and three brothers, L.C. Johnson, Afton Johnson, and Paul Johnson. Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife of 51 years, Mildred E. Johnson; one daughter, Carolyn Taylor of Midland; two sons, Dave Fisk of Dallas, and John Johnson of Big Spring; four grandsons, Mike Taylor and wife Judy of Midland, Owen Taylor and wife Wendy of Jal, New Mexico, Michael Fisk of Dallas, and Matthew Johnson of Odessa; two granddaughters, Elizabeth Weaver and husband Wes and Linda Coburn and husband Clark all of Gardendale; and nine great-grandchildren. Mr. Johnson will be greatly missed by his family and all who knew him. The family requests that memorials be made to the The American Cancer Society Memorial Program, %Lucy Bonner, P.O. Box 2121, Big Spring, Texas 79721-2121. Arrangements under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.,
