Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries......Johnson, Rev. Isaac W. D.D., 1955 

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Dr. I. W. Johnson Succumbs at 80 

  Dr. Isaac Walter Johnson, 80, a resident of 201 Linden Avenue, died at 
Louise Obici Memorial Hospital at 2:55 a.m. today after a short illness.  He 
was the son of the late Julius Caesar Johnson and the late Georgianna Rhodes 
Johnson of Isle of Wight County. 

  Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Bertie Eleanor Johnson; one brother, O.W. 
Johnson of Orlando, Florida; a sister, Miss Essie Johnson of Suffolk; two 
nephews, Riland E. Johnson of Greensboro, N.C., and David R. Johnson, of 
Yanceyville, N.C.; two nieces, Mrs. W.D. Good of Miami Beach, Florida, and 
Mrs. J.W. Garth, III, of Charlottesville.  Also four great nephews and three 
great nieces. 

  Dr. Johnson was a minister in the Congregational Christian Church 57 years, 
51 of which he served the Oakland Christian Church.  He served the Liberty 
Springs [sic; Spring] Christian Church for 46 years, the Berea Christian 
Church at Driver for 42 years.  He was an original stockholder of the Bank of 
Whaleyville, elected director of the bank in 1908, vice president in 1923 and 
president in 1944, a position he held to the time of his death.  He was also 
chairman of the Board of Directors. 

  Dr. Johnson, a stockholder of the Farmer's Bank in Suffolk, was elected 
chairman of the stockholders' meeting, a position he has held for several 
years. 

  Dr. Johnson was a graduate of Elon College, N.C., in the class of 1898 and 
had served on the Board of Directors of Elon College.  He had been secretary 
of the Southern Christian Convention for 30 years and has served as pastor 
emeritus of the Oakland, Liberty Springs and Berea Christian Churches. 

  Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 3 p.m. at the Suffolk 
Christian Church.  The Rev. George D. Alley, pastor, will officiate, assisted 
by Dr. H.S. Hardcastle, pastor of Oakland Christian Church, and Dr. Jesse H. 
Dollar, pastor of Liberty Springs Christian Church.  The body will remain at 
the R.W. Baker and Company Funeral Home until 2:45 Thursday afternoon. 

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[photo, captioned:] 
DR. I. W. JOHNSON 
        (Hamblin's Studio)

Rites Held Today For Dr. I. W. Johnson 

  Funeral services for Dr. Isaac Walter Johnson, who died Tuesday at Louise 
Obici Memorial Hospital, were conducted today at 3 p.m. at the Suffolk 
Christian Church.  Rev. George D. Alley, pastor, officiated, assisted by Dr. 
H.S. Hardcastle, pastor of Oakland and Berea Christian Churches, and Dr. Jesse 
H. Dollar, pastor of Liberty Springs [sic; Spring] Christian Church. 

  Rev. O.D. Poythress, accompanied by David Brown Harrell, sang "How Firm A 
Foundation," "My Jesus, I Love Thee" and "When I Look Into His Face."  Active 
pallbearers were J.C. Matthews, Sr., Russell Bradford, Miles [sic; Mills] E. 
Godwin, Jr., Oliver W. Newman, G. O'Berry and R. Emmett Rogers.  All are 
deacons from Oakland, Berea and Liberty Springs Christian Churches. 

  The pall was of red carnations, Easter lilies, white pom-poms and babies 
breath.  Burial was in Whaleyville Cemetery. 


Rev. Isaac Walter JOHNSON, D.D., retired Christian minister, 
b. 3 Oct 1874, Carrsville, Isle of Wight Co., d. 26 Apr 1955, Suffolk, 
interred in Whaleyville Methodist Church Cemetery*, 28 Apr 1955, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 33, No. 99, Tues., Apr. 26, 1955, p. 1; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 33, No. 101, Thurs., Apr. 28, 1955, p. 9 

*Additional information: 

Whaleyville list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/liberty.txt 

Photos of his gravestone & plot - added by Dot Harcum - are posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #95229004. 

D.Cert. 9396 (Chuckatuck #118) 

Articles ("Suffolk News-Herald," June 18 & 21, 1948, p. 1) on the 50th 
   anniversary of his service with Oakland Christian Church, Chuckatuck, 
   20 Jun 1948, are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/history/j525iw.txt 

His parents, Julius Caesar & Georgianna (RHODES) JOHNSON, are buried in 
   Mount Carmel Christian Church Cemetery, Walters. 
   Mount Carmel list, another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/mtcarmel.txt 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #61: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

His father's obit ("Smithfield Times," Apr. 22, 1937, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/j525j34o.txt 


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