Kent Mauntel Johnson

March 21, 1923 - February 21, 2006

Kent Mauntel, son of Grace Elizabeth (Mauntel) and Kent Wilbur Johnson was born on March 21, 1923 at Boulder, Colorado. He passed away at the Alva Beadles Nursing Home on the 21st of February at the age of 82 years and 11 months. He attended the Alva School System, graduating from high school with the class of 1939 and graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder in 1943 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. He enlisted in the Army Airforce on February 28, 1944 serving in the Asiatic pacific theater in Alaska and was discharged on June 25, 1948 at the Great Falls Airforce Base at Great Falls, Montana as a First Lieutenant. On February 25, 1944 he was married to Lorraine (Lorrie) H. Bowman in Chicago. To their marriage three children, Karen Lynn, Gwenell and Kent Mauntel Jr. were born. Following their marriage they made their home in Ft. Leavenworth. Kansas, Cheyenne, Wyoming and Great Falls, Montana. After his discharge from the Air Force, he joined his father Kent W. Johnson in the Insurance Business. A few years later Monty's brother Norville joined the firm. The three of them operated the agency as a partnership for many years. Monty was an active Insurance Agent until his retirement in 2004. Mr. Johnson was a member of the Alva First Presbyterian Church, sang in the Choir, past President of the Alva Kiwanis Club, the past Commander of the Myer-Shiel American Legion Post # 92, Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma (IIAO), Phi Delta Theta Fraternity and active in the Act One Theater. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Karen Schmidt on June 29, 1995, his father on August 1, 1978, his mother on August 21, 1987 and his brother, Norville on April 19, 1982. Monty is survived by his wife, Lorrie, his two children, Gwenell and Kent both of Alva, seven grandchildren and their spouses, Pam and Rick Dilbeck, Curt and Tina Schmidt, Mark and Tami Schmidt, Jeremy and Amy Burroughs, Carly Burroughs, Michael and Aimee Griffin, and Tommy and Erica Griffin. Twelve great grandchildren, two nephews Dave Johnson and his wife Louise and Chris Johnson, other relatives and friends. PDF Printable Version