The Johnson family at Allen and Leota’s 50th anniversary celebration. L to R: Evy Johnson, Ferris and Danette Bauman with daughter Ruth, Allen and Leota, Bob Johnson, and Cara Sommerlot.
Allen and Leota were married on January 1, 1972 at Isabel Baptist Church. The wedding nearly didn’t happen that day due to the cold conditions. They lived briefly in Vale and near Trail City before returning to the Firesteel area, where they have lived ever since.
Exactly 50 years later, friends and family came together at Prairie Fellowship Church (formerly Isabel Baptist Church) for a party on Ja…
