Obituary - Joyce Anne Atkinson Johnston

Joyce Anne Atkinson Johnston, 79, Devoted wife, mother and grandmother, went to our Lord on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at her Richmond, Virginia, home where she lived for the past 44 years. She was born in Glen Allen, Virginia, on July 22, 1942, and was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Walker (Sr.) and Kathleen Moore Atkinson, of Glen Allen, her sister Margaret Rose Harris of Richmond, and her brother Joseph Walker Atkinson Jr. of Glen Allen. She is survived by her loving husband of 61 years, James Callum Johnston; their two children, James Garland Johnston and his wife, Laurie Beth Johnston, of Richmond and Rhonda Johnston Brier and her husband, Major General Paul Brier, USMC (Ret.), of Richmond; her grandchildren, Christopher Randolph Johnston of Richmond, Callum Johnston Frey of Wilmington, Austin Wade Brier of Richmond and Allison Paige Brier of Richmond; three brothers, John Atkinson of Gwynn, David Atkinson and Irvin Atkinson of Richmond; and two sisters, Mary Mills of Charlotte and Linda Crisp of Richmond. She will be missed by her extended family and life-long friends. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at Forest Lawn Cemetery, 4000 Pilots Ln, Richmond, VA 23222.