Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, Lucy A. Persons, 1931 

************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm
************************************************

LUCY ANNE JOHNSON

   Suffolk, Jan. 28 - Mrs. Lucy Anne Johnson, daughter of the late Dr. and 
Mrs. Anthony Persons, of Isle of Wight County, and wife of the late Fabius C. 
Johnson, of Windsor, died early Monday at the home of her son, R.V. Johnson.

   Mrs. Johnson was born April 25, 1844, and is survived by four children, 
Mrs. T.A. Eure and A.M. Johnson, of Eure, N.C. and R.V. and P.O. Johnson, of 
Suffolk. She also leaves 11 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and many 
other relatives.

   Funeral services for Mrs. Johnson were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock 
at the residence, 100 Pinner Street, by the Rev. H.J. Goodwin, Dr. W.W. 
Staley, the Rev. J. Sydney Cobb and the Rev. J.M. Roberts.  A quartet composed 
of Mrs. V.A. Brinkley, Mr. R.H. Jacobs, F.O. Gardner and W.T. Mathews, 
accompanied by Alton Howell, sang "Jesus, Lover of My Soul", "Rock of Ages" 
and "Asleep in Jesus"

   There were many floral tributes, and the casket was covered with a 
beautiful double spray of roses and lilies.  Active pallbearers were Jasper 
Oliver, Spurgeon Drake, Ruvier Johnson, Linwood Beaton, Fred Pierce, T.A. 
Eure, Arthur Eure and F.O. Gardner; honorary, J.C. Ramsey, L.G. Evans, Mark 
Tinkman, John Wills, R.D. Bell, J.N. Alexander, Dr. J.E. Rawles and Joe H. 
Howell.

   Burial was in Western Branch Cemetery.


Lucy Anne (PERSON/PERSONS; Mrs. Fabius C.) JOHNSON, 
b. 25 Apr 1844, Isle of Wight Co., d. 26 Jan 1931, Suffolk, 
interred in Western Branch Baptist Church Cemetery (Row 3, Plot 4*), 
27 Jan 1931, 
donated obit, newspaper unknown 

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

Her monument shows Lucie Ann.  (Find a Grave Mem. #35868126) 

Her maiden name appears variously as PERSON or PERSONS. 

Her father & both his wives are buried in the PERSON family cemetery, 
   on Sunset Dr.  Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #28: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Her husband's D.Cert. (1914 #6523 {Suffolk #25}) gives buried in Windsor, 
   but he is not on the IWCHS GSSTF list for Windsor Cemetery (#2). 


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

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/j525j6ob.txt