Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, Cora L. Spivey, 1963 

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CORA L. SPIVEY JOHNSON 

   Mrs. Cora Spivey Johnson, 74* year old well known resident of Carrsville 
community and native of Isle of Wight County, died Tuesday morning at 
Southampton Memorial Hospital after a short illness.

   She was the widow of J. Goode Johnson who proceeded her in death about 
one year ago.  She was the daughter of the late Thomas* and Florine Rhodes 
Spivey, of Isle of Wight County.

   She was a member of the Beaver Dam Baptist church, the Faithful Workers 
Class, Rosalie Duncan Circle (WMU), and the Carrsville Home Demonstration 
Club.

   Surviving are two daughters, and two sons; Mrs. Olive J. Courley, Norfolk, 
and Mrs. Ida J. Dixon, of Carrsville. Two sons; J. Felton Johnson, Franklin 
and Raymond Johnson of Norfolk.  Five grandchildren, and two great 
grandchildren.

   The body was taken to the W.J.M. Holland & Sons Funeral Home, and on 
Thursday will be taken to the church one hour before services.

   Funeral services will be held from the Beaver Dam Baptist Church Thursday 
at 4:30 p.m. by her pastor, the Rev. Edwin C. Thornton, Jr.  Burial will be 
made in Beaver Dam Church Cemetery.


Cora L. (SPIVEY; Mrs. J. Goode) JOHNSON, 
Isle of Wight Co. native, d. 20 Aug 1963, Franklin, age circa 75*, 
interred in Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery*, near Franklin, 24 Aug 1963, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Aug. 22, 1963, Sect. I, p. 6 

*Additional information: 

Her D.Cert. (#21873) also gives age 74 - b. Feb. 8, 1889. 

However, her gravestone - pictured with Find a Grave Mem. #150983467 - 
   gives b. Feb. 8, 1888. 
   Beaver Dam list (BD-51), an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/bvrdam.txt 

Find a Grave gives her name as Cora Mason Spivey Johnson. 

Her husband's obit ("Tidewater News," June 25, 1962, p. 5) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/j525g8ob.txt 

Her parents are buried in Colosse Baptist Church Cemetery, Collosse. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #44: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Her father's gravestone reads "KENIE T. SPIVEY" - his given name may 
   have been Kena or Kindred.  His father Thomas is also buried at Collosse. 

Kenie's obit ("Smithfield Times," Nov. 9, 1939) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/s110k1ob.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

file at: 
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