The son of a
pioneer Chickasha family, Johnston Rees Dews was born March 6,
1910. He was killed in an airplane crash on October 11, 1943, in Pensacola, Fla.
Mr. Dews was on naval duty, attending the Navy’s photography school at
Pensacola. Mr. Dews attended the University of Oklahoma, and worked in the
family’s local florist business. He went on to become the chief inspector of the
orchard and nursery department of the Oklahoma State Department of Agriculture.
Active in the community of Chickasha, Mr. Dews was a member of the Presbyterian
Church and the Rotary Club. He served as scoutmaster for the local Boy Scout
troop for many years. His wife’s name was Dorothy.
