MEADE – Robert Thomas "Bud" Johnston, age 78, died Sunday, November 16, 2008, at his Dodge City, Kansas, residence.

He was born December 24, 1929, at Dodge City, Kansas, the son of Robert Christian and Ann (Lawson) Johnston. As a young boy he attended the Meade school system, graduating from Meade High School in 1949. He later furthered his education and worked as a Certified Surgical Technologist for many years.

He was a member of Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church, Meade; a charter member of the Association of Surgical Technologists, Wichita, and the national association; and the Moose Lodge of Dodge City. He enjoyed music, particularly playing the organ, reading, and cooking.

He is survived by one brother, of Meade, extended family Father Lisle J. Pottorff and his family of Douglass, Kansas, with whom he spent many holidays and Colorado vacations, going back to 1953.

He is preceded in death by his parents.

Memorial vigil services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 18, 2008, at Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church, Meade, with the Reverend Angel Dy presiding. Holy mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at the church. Cremation has taken place. Inurnment will be in Graceland Cemetery, Meade.

Memorials are suggested to the National Kidney Foundation or the American Cancer Society in care of Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade.