Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, Leigh W., 1976 

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LEIGH WHITFIELD JOHNSON

Leigh W. Johnson

 FRANKLIN - - Leigh W. Johnson, 65, of 105 Southampton Road, died Sunday at 
his home.

 A native and lifelong resident of Franklin, he was the husband of Iva 
Cummings Johnson.  He was a member of Franklin Baptist Church, and co-owner of 
Johnson-Conwell Truck Lines.

 Besides his widow, survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Laura Terissa Atherton 
of Quincy, Mass.; a son, Leigh W. Johnson, Jr., of Richmond; two sisters, Mrs. 
George W. Conwell of Franklin, and Miss Helen K. Johnson of Hampton; a 
brother, A. Shelbourne Johnson of Winston-Salem, N.C.; and a grandchild. 

 A funeral will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the graveside in Poplar Springs 
Cemetery by the Revs. Ben Duffy and Ira D. Hudgins.  W.J.M. Holland and Sons 
Funeral Home has charge. 


Leigh Whitfield JOHNSON, co-owner of Johnson-Conwell Truck Lines, 
Franklin native, d. 4 Jul 1976, at home, Franklin, age 65, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 83*), Franklin, 6 Jul 1976, 
"The Virginian Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), 5 Jul 1976 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
    Poplar Spring list: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx3.txt 


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