Isle of Wight-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, R.C. Carly, 1956 

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RAY CARTHARAGE JOHNSON

   Ray Cartharage (Carly) [sic; (Cottie)] Johnson, 46, a lifelong resident of 
Isle of Wight County, died suddenly early Monday morning, October 15, after 
suffering ill health for many months.

   He was the husband of Mrs. Anne Dixon Johnson of Franklin and the son of 
J. Goode and Mrs. Cora Spivey Johnson of Carrsville.  He was a veteran of 
World War II and a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church.

   He was employed in construction work by S.L. Kea and Sons of Ivor.

   In addition to his wife and parents, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. 
Earla Johnson Stephenson and Miss Cora Anne Johnson, both of Franklin; two 
brothers, J. Felton Johnson of Franklin and Raymond Johnson of Norfolk; two 
sisters, Mrs. Olive J. Gourley of Norfolk and Mrs. Ida Virginia Johnson Dixon 
of Carrsville, and two nephews.

   Graveside services were held Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. in Beaver Dam Baptist 
Church Cemetery with Rev. E.C. Thornton, pastor, and Rev. Clyde Fields, pastor 
of Hunterdale Congregational Christian Church, officiating.

   Active pallbearers were J.R. Howell, N.E. Stephenson, Elliott Johnson, John 
Edward Rose, Dunston Johnson, Leigh Johnson, Clifton Carr and James A. Carr.


Ray Cartharage "Cottie" JOHNSON, S.L. Kea & Sons employee, WW-II veteran, 
lifelong Isle of Wight Co. resident, d. 15 Oct 1956, age 46, 
interred in Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery*, near Carrsville, 16 Oct 1956, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Oct. 18, 1956 

*His parents are also buried there. 
   Beaver Dam list (BD-52 & -51), an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/bvrdam.txt 


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