A Celebration of Johnny's life will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, October 5 at the Pavilion at Propstburg.

Johnny Osborne Propst, age 82, of Brandywine, West Virginia passed away peacefully on Monday, August 26, 2024 at Grant Memorial Hospital surrounded by friends and family.

He was born October 18, 1941 in Brandywine, to the late Rudolph Propst and Lucy Catherine (Bowers) Propst.

Johnny graduated from Franklin High School in 1960 and served in the Army from 1961 to 1963.  He was very proud of his service to his country, telling people, "I wouldn't have traded it to do anything else".

After his service in the Army, Johnny worked in a machine shop, helped build interstates and part of Route 50 near Gore, operated equipment for Harold Miller, and ran the landfill in Franklin until its closing.  At PSD, he managed water quality and read meters for Brandywine and Upper Tract.  He was the owner/operator of Mountain View Trailer Park in Brandywine from the 1980s until his passing.

Johnny enjoyed going for drives around Pendleton County and stopping in to visit friends.  He also enjoyed driving around the farmland of Rockingham County on any trip to Harrisonburg.  He was a member of the Sugar Grove Lions Club and had a passion for cooking.  As part of his service in the Sugar Grove Lions Club, Johnny cooked his "world famous" white beans and ham at the Treasure Mountain Festival.  He also grilled steaks for the annual Lions Club family night each August.  Outside of the Lions Club, he was camp cook for groups going on horseback rides.  He also manned the fire pit for many chicken barbecues.

In his most recent years, Johnny perfected the pastime of porch sittin'.  Anyone who stopped by his house would be asked to join him on the porch, where Johnny would tell good stories while watching hummingbirds and sipping on a drink.

Johnny was preceded in death by an infant brother.

Surviving are –

Two daughters –

Natalie Propst (Robert) of Arlington, VA

Emily Propst (Jake) of Livingston, MT

One sister –

JoAnn Raines of Harrisonburg, VA

And two nieces

A celebration of his life will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Sugar Grove Lions Club, 178 Mitchell Mill Gap Drive, Sugar Grove, WV  26815.