Johnny W. Schell, age 90 of Belfair, WA; formerly of Morristown, SD; passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at the Mason General Hospital in Shelton, WA.

The Memorial Service for Johnny will be held at 1:00pm MT on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at Calvary Lutheran Church in Lemmon with Pastor Charlotte Kvale, officiating.  Burial will be in the Morristown Cemetery with full military honors afforded by the Smith-Lyman American Legion Post #279 of Thunder Hawk.

JOHNNY WILLIAM SCHELL was born on December 14, 1930 in the Pretty Rock Community in Grant County, ND.  He grew up on the farm and attended Pretty Rock School.  As a young boy he began working on the family farm.

He was married to Frances (Varland) Leonard in 1964.  She passed away in 1976.

He began doing mechanic work at the R.C. Haynes John Deere Dealership in Morristown.  He worked for R.C. Haynes for 15 year until starting his own business, "Johnny's Repair" in Morristown.  He was a self taught mechanic at an early age and could fix/repair all sorts of motorized vehicles including automobiles, tractors, and small engines of all types.  He enjoyed restoring old cars and tractors.  He operated his repair shop until 2001, but continued tinkering on all sorts of equipment.

Johnny was inducted into the U.S. Army on September 30, 1953.  He was discharged on September 21, 1955.

He was united in marriage to Marilyn Payment on January 12, 2007 in Lemmon, SD.  They lived in Morristown for a short time and in October of 2015,  they moved to Belfair, WA.

He enjoyed pitching horseshoes and loved playing the accordion.

Surviving family members include his wife, Marilyn Payment, Belfair, WA; sister, Viola Olson, Lemmon, SD; brother, Benjamin Schell, McIntosh, SD; sister-in-law, Grace Schell, Lemmon, SD; a brother-in-law, Doyle Lenerville and his wife Tottie, Lemmon, SD; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, 3 sisters, Betty Lou Lenerville, Helen Fike, and Margaret Coddington; and 1 brother, Robert Schell.