Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, Eugene T., 1960 

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EUGENE THOMAS JOHNSON

EUGENE T. JOHNSON BURIED SUNDAY

   HANDSOM - Eugene Thomas Johnson, 75, died Thursday night* in Raiford 
Memorial Hospital, Franklin, after a short illness.

   He was the husband of Mrs. Daisy Mulder Johnson and a son of Henry L. 
and Mrs. Mary Hedgepeth Johnson.  He was a retired farmer of Handsom, 
Southampton County, and lived there all his life.

   He was a member of Mt. Horeb Methodist Church.

   Besides his widow, surviving are five sons, Linwood L. Johnson of 
Richmond, Capt. Joseph E. Johnson of Washington, William Johnson of 
Franklin, Harry L. Johnson of Roanoke and E.L. Johnson of Handsom; three 
daughters, Mrs. Edward Browder of Portsmouth, Mrs. D.C. Blythe of Carrsville 
and Mrs. D.E. Rountree of Handsom; three brothers, R.L. Johnson, J.C. Johnson 
and E.R. Johnson of Franklin; three sisters, Mrs. Mattie Gilliam, Mrs. G.T. 
Baker of Handsom and Mrs. Linwood Spencer of Hamlet, N.C., and 14 
grandchildren.

   A funeral service was held at W.J.M. Holland and Sons Funeral Home, 
Franklin, Sunday at 2:30 p.m. by the Rev. H. Warren Landis, pastor of Mt. 
Horeb Methodist Church, and the Rev. Edwin C. Thornton, Jr., pastor of Beaver 
Dam Baptist Church, with burial in Mt. Horeb Church Cemetery.

   Pallbearers were Harry Fowler, Elbert Whitehead, Walter Bishop, Karl Scott, 
Wilson Story, J.W. Bryant, Jr., George Hedgepeth, and J.W. Coggsdale.


Eugene Thomas JOHNSON, retired farmer, 
lifelong resident of Handsom, d. 28* Oct 1960, Franklin, age 75, 
interred in Mt. Horeb Methodist Church Cemetery*, Sunbeam Rd., 30 Oct 1960, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Mon., Oct. 31, 1960, p. 7 

*Date of death (Friday the 28th) from cemetery list 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project,
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 2 (II-12):
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol2.txt 

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Sep. 17, 1981, p. 6A) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/j525d3ob.txt 

His mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Oct. 25, 1929), with his parents' 
   marriage record appended, is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/j525m6ob.txt 

His parents are buried in the HEDGEPETH-JOHNSON family cemetery.
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 5 (V-13): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol5.txt 


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and re-formatted by File Manager. 

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