Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, Elizabeth F. September 19, 1926
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Norfolk Journal and Guide,Oct 2,1926
Funeral of Nurse Elizabeth F. Johnson

On Wednesday the 22nd of September, St. John’s A. M. E. Church was filled with 
sorrowing friends to pay their last sad tribute of respect to the memory of Mrs. 
Elizabeth F. Johnson, wife of Mr. William Johnson and sister of Mrs. Georgia 
Brewer and Miss Louise Ferguson.

Mrs. Johnson having breathed her last at a local hospital on Sunday, the 19th of 
September at 11:30 p.m. after an illness of six days.

Mrs. Johnson was born and spent the most of her life in this city.  She 
graduated from Dixie Hospital, Hampton, VA as a nurse and became a regular 
practicing registered nurse by virtue of the State requisites.  She did private 
and public nursing and endeared herself to all with whom she came in contact.  
She will be keenly missed because of her ever-ready service, in her profession, 
towards charity and otherwise, whenever she even heard of needy attention.

Norfolk has truly lost a woman of real intrinsic professional worth (with or 
without pay) as well as a noble Christian character, whose examples of love and 
patient endurance are worthy of emulation.

“She hath done what she could,” can be truly said of Nurse Johnson.  Dr. Young, 
of Emanuel A. M. E. Church, Portsmouth VA, conducted the funeral services, the 
pastor, Dr. Berry being out of the city.  Mr. M. Gravatt Carr and Miss Bessie 
Wright (with Dr. W. T. Lovette as accompanist)sang soul touching solos.

The registered nurses attended in full uniform in a body;  six of whom serving 
as honorary pallbearers.

The active pallbearers were:  Messrs. Lee Beslow, Columbus Floyd, Portsmouth;  
Nettles, Denis Perkins, W.D. Steptoe and Dr. W. T. Lovette.  The burial was in 
West Point Cemetery.  Mr. Ralph Jones, undertaker.


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West Point Cemetery

Block 31-13

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