Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, Lewis C., 1965 

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LEWIS C. JOHNSON 

  ZUNI - Funeral services for Lewis Clinton (Buddy Boy) Johnson, who died at 
his home Saturday afternoon after a brief illness, were scheduled for 3 p.m. 
today at Purviance Funeral Home Chapel, Wakefield. 

  The Rev. Donald R. McNair and the Rev. Harry Christie were to be the 
officiating ministers.  Burial, with full Masonic rites, was in the Tucker 
Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery. 

  A life-long resident of Isle of Wight County, he was a merchant and a 
farmer.  He was a partner in the Ivor Oil Co. and the Bracey and Johnson Co. 

  He was a member of Tucker Swamp Baptist Church and the Blackwater Masonic 
Lodge 144, Zuni. 

  Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Eva Horne Johnson; one son, Lewis Homer Johnson 
of Zuni; one daughter, Mrs. Joe E. Hobbs of Zuni; two sisters, Mrs. William 
Spain of Suffolk and Mrs. Grover Harrison of Zuni, and a grandson. 

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LEWIS CLINTON JOHNSON

   ZUNI - Lewis Clinton (Buddy Boy) Johnson, 68, died in his home Saturday 
afternoon.

   A native of Isle of Wight County, he was a son of Thomas and Mrs. Mary 
Elizabeth Horne Johnson.  He was a member of Tucker Swamp Baptist Church and 
Zuni Masonic Lodge.  He was a merchant and a farmer 45 years and a partner in 
Ivor Oil Co. and Bracey & Johnson Co.

   He is survived by his wife, Eva Horne Johnson, a son, Lewis Homer Johnson, 
and a daughter, Mrs. Joe E. Hobbs, both of Zuni; two sisters, Mrs. William 
Spain of Suffolk and Mrs. Grover Harrison of Zuni; and a grandson.

   A funeral service was held Monday at 3 p.m. in Purviance Funeral Chapel, 
Wakefield, by the Rev. Donald McNair and the Rev. Harry Christie.  Burial was 
in Tucker Swamp Church cemetery.


Lewis Clinton "Buddy Boy" JOHNSON, merchant and farmer, 
b. 12 Sep 1898, Isle of Wight Co., d. 17 Jul 1965, at home, Zuni, 
interred in Tucker Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery*, 19 Jul 1965, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 43, No. 171, Mon., July 19, 1965, p. 2; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), July 22, 1965, p. 2 

*Additional information: 

Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Tucker Swamp list (TS-24): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/tckrswp.txt 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Martha Fontaine Byrum - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #60465162. 

D.Cert. 65-020724 

His parents were buried in a JOHNSON family cemetery, US Hwy. 460. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 7 (MV-VII-44): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol7.txt 

Their remains were moved to Antioch Christian Church Cemetery, near Windsor, 
   Sep 2009 - after it was recorded by the Isle of Wight County Historical 
   Society {IWCHS} Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} (2004). 
   Antioch list, an extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt 

His widow's obits appeared in "Virginian-Pilot" & "Daily Press," 
   Mar. 22, 1992. 

His mother's obits ("Virginian-Pilot," "Tidewater News" & "Smithfield Times," 
   Mar. 1955) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/j525m11o.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

file at: 
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