Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, Joseph A., 1987 

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JOSEPH ALBERT JOHNSON

   NEWSOMS - Joseph Albert Johnson, 64, died Oct. 30, in a hospital.

   Mr. Johnson, a native of Newsoms, retired as a shop foreman for the 
Virginia Department of Transportation, Franklin office, after 35 years of 
service.  He was a member of Newsoms Baptist Church and was an Army veteran 
of World War II.

   Survivors include his wife, Mary Cain Johnson; a daughter, Joy Blythe of 
Franklin; three step-daughters, Linda Parker of Murfreesboro, N.C. , Judy 
Darden and Kathy Darden, both of Newsoms; four step-sons, Earl Miles and 
Floyd Darden, both of Franklin, Thomas Miles of Rich Square, N.C., and 
Curtis A. Miles of Boykins; three sisters, Julia Sparksman of Chesapeake, 
Leigh Cook of Newsoms and Lina Cook of Boykins; a brother, Roy Johnson of 
Newsoms; 14 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

   The graveside service was conducted Sunday in Hollywood Cemetery, Newsoms, 
by the Rev. Kenneth Williams.


Joseph Albert JOHNSON, VDOT Franklin office shop foreman, 
Army veteran of WW-II, 
Newsoms native, d. 30 Oct 1987, age 64, 
interred in Hollywood Cemetery*, Newsoms, 1 Nov 1987, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Nov. 5, 1987, p. 7A 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Hollywood list (N-42): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/hollywd.txt 


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