Suffolk City-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, William E., 1987 

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WILLIAM EDWARD JOHNSON

   SUFFOLK - William Edward Johnson, 68, of the 1400 block of Wilroy Road, a 
retired maintenance worker, died Aug. 11, in a Warrenton hospital.

   Mr. Johnson, a native of Nansemond County, retired from Suffolk City 
Schools.  He was the owner and operator of Johnson’s Woodwork Shop.  He was a 
member of Wilroy Baptist Church and president of the Suffolk Gideon Camp.  He 
was also a member of the Izaak Walton League of America, Eastover Ruritan 
Club, Nansemond River Power Squadron and honorary member of the Bennett’s 
Creek Rescue Squad.  He was on the board of directors of the Old Dominion Area 
Council Boy Scouts of America.  He received the Silver Beaver Award for 
outstanding service to youth by the Boy Scouts of America, was a charter 
member and vigil honor member of the Chanco Lodge of the Order of the Arrow.

   Survivors include his wife, Nora Ashley Johnson; a daughter, Bonnie J. 
Wright of Suffolk; two sons, W. Warren Johnson of Virginia Beach and C. Bruce 
Johnson of Suffolk; three sisters, Marion J. Dixon and Lou Emma Bradshaw, both 
of Suffolk and Nellie Mae Williamson of Hampton; and six grandchildren.

   The funeral was conducted Thursday in Wilroy Baptist Church by the Rev. 
Dave Darbyshire.  Burial was in Holly Lawn Cemetery.

   R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

   Memorial donations may be made to the Suffolk Gideon Camp, P.O. Box 1214, 
Suffolk, Va. 23434.


William Edward JOHNSON, of Suffolk, Boy Scout leader, 
wood worker & retired Suffolk P.S. maintenance worker, 
Nansemond Co. native, d. 11 Aug 1987, Warrenton, age 68, 
interred in Holly Lawn Cemetery*, Suffolk, 13 Aug 1987, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Aug. 17, 1987, p. 7 

*Holly Lawn list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/hollyln.txt 

His parents, Lewis R. & Gertrude (COSTEN) JOHNSON, are buried in 
   Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk - Block G, Lot 115. 
   Cedar Hill list, another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_j.txt 


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