Ella L. Johnston, 71, of Baxter Springs died Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Born August 31, 1949 in Afton, Okla., Ella was the daughter of Joseph and Iva (Anderson) Leatherman. She had lived in the Baxter Springs and Treece area for the past 45 years. She was a homemaker and a member of the Treece Pentecostal Church.
Ella was preceded in death by her parents and a brot…