Barbara J. (Ingram) Johnston

SAN DIEGO – There will be services at 11 a.m. Friday at the New Bethel Baptist Church for Barbara J. (Ingram) Johnston, of 130 Noeline Court, who departed this life Monday, Jan. 15, at UCSD Medical Center in San Diego.
She was born March 22, 1939 in Youngstown, a daughter of Leroy and Corrine Hampton Ingram.
Mrs. Johnston was employed with General Motors, Lordstown Plant, for 15 years. She moved to San Diego in 1985, where she was employed by Grossmont Unified School District. She was affectionately known as “B.J.,” working with gangs and troubled youth, until she retired in 2001.
She was a loving wife, mother and friend. She found good in everyone and helped them to see the god in themselves, and often thought of others before herself, even after she became ill.
In her free time, Barbara enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and looked forward to the last Friday of each month for “Girls Night Out.”
She leaves to cherish her memory her husband, Thomas “Tommy,” whom she married May 5, 1979; her son, Kevin Ingram (Markita) of Warren; two daughters, Roni Robinson-Martinez (Pedro) of Boardman and Rhonda Robinson of Warren; three stepdaughters, Kymberly (Gregory) Jones of Raleigh, N.C., Melissa (Michael) Hassen of Temecula, Calif., and Tammy Johnston of Henderson, Nev.; a brother, Leroy Ingram of Boardman; a sister, Joyce (Ingram) Barham (Estus) of Fort Wayne, Ind.; 13 grandchildren, Jason, Jarrell, Jamila, Jennifer, Bennie, Bianca, Lamont, Dominique, Alexis, Geneva, Markia, Wilson and Mary; five stepgrandchildren, Michael, Gregory, Justin, Bradley and Richard; a great-granddaughter, N’dia; an uncle, Fred (Geri) Ingram of Youngstown; two aunts, Dorothy Cowan of Avingdon, Md., and Rose (Lee) Abrams of Girard; and a host of family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Corrine and Leroy Ingram.
Family and friends are welcome at her daughter’s home, 4022 Hopkins Road, Boardman, OH 44511.
Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the church.
Arrangements are entrusted to the L.E. Black, Phillips & Holden Funeral Home.