Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, Floyd H., 1983 

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FLOYD HERBERT JOHNSON 

Floyd H. Johnson 

  WINDSOR - Floyd Herbert Johnson, 58, of Duck's Trailer Park, died Sunday, 
31 Jul 1983 in a Norfolk nursing home.  A native of Isle of Wight County and 
a Navy veteran of World War II, he was a mechanic with Gwaltney Motor Co. in 
Smithfield for 21 years.  He was a member and deacon of Burdette Baptist 
Church and a member of Suffolk Moose Lodge 141. 

  Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Phyllis Vasser Johnson; a daughter, Mrs. 
Carolyn J. Nisbet of Norfolk; three sons, William H. Johnson and Floyd W. 
Johnson, both of Zuni, and Donald Ray Johnson of Windsor; three sisters, Mrs. 
Gladys J. Parker, Mrs. Virgie J. Crumpler and Mrs. Myrtle J. Rainey, all of 
Franklin; a brother, Raymond C. Johnson of Elizabethtown, N.C.; and six 
grandchildren. 

  A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday 3 Aug 1983 at Burdette 
Baptist Church by the Rev. Larry Cribb and the Rev. Edwin C. Thornton.  Burial 
will be in Southampton Memorial Park.  The family will receive friends tonight 
2 Aug 1983 from 7 to 9 at Wright Funeral Home in Franklin. 

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              Floyd Johnson 

  WINDSOR - Floyd Herbert Johnson, 58, a native of Isle of Wight County, died 
Sunday in a hospital. 

  He was a mechanic at Gwaltney Motor Co. for 21 years.  He was a member and 
deacon of Burdette Baptist church.  He was also a member Suffolk Moose Lodge 
141.  He was a Navy veteran of World War II. 

  Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Vasser Johnson; a daughter, Carolyn J. 
Nisbet of Norfolk; three sons, William H. (Tom) Johnson and Floyd W. Johnson, 
both of Zuni, and Donald Ray Johnson of Windsor; three sisters, Gladys J. 
Parker, Virgie J. Crumpler and Myrtle J. Rainey, all of Franklin; a brother, 
Raymond C. Johnson of Elizabethtown, N.C.; and six grandchildren. 

  The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Burdette Baptist Church 
by the Revs. Larry Cribb and Edwin C. Thornton.  Burial will be in Southampton 
Memorial Park. 

  The family will be at Wright Funeral Home in Franklin from 7 to 9 p.m today. 


Floyd Herbert JOHNSON, mechanic, Navy veteran of WW-II, 
b. 8 Feb 1925, Isle of Wight Co., d. 31 Jul 1983, Norfolk, 
interred in Southampton Memorial Park (Devotion I, Plot 168*), 3 Aug 1983, 
"Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Tues., Aug. 2, 1983; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 61, No. 183, Tues., Aug. 2, 1983, p. 2 

*Additional information: 

Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Southampton Memorial list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/somempk.txt 

Photos of his grave marker - added by Cyndi Harrison - are posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #91858301. 

D.Cert. 83-024129 

His widow (1931 - 2017) 2m. Roy Eugene COUNCIL (1934 - 2022) 1 Aug 1986 
   in Franklin (Isle of Wight Co. #24-87); however, she is marked with Floyd. 

His parents, Chas. Herbert & Eveline "Lena" (DUCK) JOHNSON, are buried in 
   Mt. Carmel Christian Church Cemetery, Walters. 
   Mt. Carmel list, an 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 ("Tidewater News," Jan. 16, 1953, p. 17) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/j525c10o.txt 

His mother's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," June 6, 1972, p. 8) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/j525e19o.txt 


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Fenton Harrison, and 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

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