Henry Matthews Johnson

1914 - 2011  (97 years)

• Name	Henry Matthews Johnson  [1]
  Birth	18 Mar 1914	Parksley, Accomack, VA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	564
  Death	14 Aug 2011	Parksley, VA   [2]
  	"Mr. Henry Matthews Johnson, 97, husband of Ann Margaret Lee Johnson of seventy-five years who predeceased him on December 27, 2010, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2011 at his residence, Riverside Shore LifeCare in Parksley, VA. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were formerly of Virginia Beach, VA. Born on March 18, 1914 in Parksley, he was the son of the late John Durbin Johnson and Laura Matthews Johnson. Along with his wife, he owned and operated the former Johnson Funeral Home in Parksley for many years, serving many Eastern Shore families in their time of need. He was a Baptist. Survivors include his children, Margaret Ann Toth and husband Ronnie of Pocomoke, MD, Henrietta Hines and husband George of Easley, SC, H.M. Johnson and Terri Sullivan of Norfolk, VA, and Vesta Nicolls and husband Parks of Onley, VA; nine grandchildren, Durbin Roache, Lee Toth, Martin Toth, Diane Griffeth, Michael Hines, Irma Cooper, H.M. Shreaves, Laura Simmons and Jack Johnson; and several great-grandchildren. Other than his loving wife and parents, he was predeceased by an infant son, a daughter, Martha Johnson Roache, and another son, John D. Johnson. Funeral services will be conducted from the chapel of the Williams-Parksley Funeral Home on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 2:00 PM with Pastor Bob Boyce officiating. Interment will follow in the Parksley Cemetery. There will be a visitation at the funeral home on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 from 6:00 until 8:00 PM."
  Person ID	I564	ESVA Connections
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2011

  
  

  Father	John Durbin Johnson,   b. 17 Mar 1870, Accomack, VA d. 1944, Parksley, Accomack, VA (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Laura Matthews,   b. 1877, VA d. Apr 1966, Parksley, Accomack, VA (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Margaret Lee,   b. 24 Sep 1915, Fayetteville, NC d. 27 Dec 2010, Parksley, VA (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	Parksley, VA   [3]
  Children	1. Margaret Ann Johnson   2. Henrietta Johnson   3. H.M. Johnson   4. Vesta Johnson   5. Martha Johnson,   b. Abt 1939, Parksley, Accomack, VA d. Abt 2007, Virginia Beach, Princess Ann, VA (Age 68 years)   6. John Durbin Johnson,   b. 22 Nov 1946, Parksley, Accomack, VA d. 18 Jan 2008, Williamsburg, Williamsburg City, VA (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	11 May 2022
  Family ID	F287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Henry Matthews Johnson Obituary, (August 14, 2011), Obituary August 14, 2011. [S64] Henry Matthews Johnson Obituary, (August 14, 2011), Obituary August 14, 2011. Mr. Henry Matthews Johnson, 97, husband of Ann Margaret Lee Johnson of seventy-five years who predeceased him on December 27, 2010, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2011 at his residence, Riverside Shore LifeCare in Parksley, VA. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were formerly of Virginia Beach, VA. Born on March 18, 1914 in Parksley, he was the son of the late John Durbin Johnson and Laura Matthews Johnson. Along with his wife, he owned and operated the former Johnson Funeral Home in Parksley for many years, serving many Eastern Shore families in their time of need. He was a Baptist. Survivors include his children, Margaret Ann Toth and husband Ronnie of Pocomoke, MD, Henrietta Hines and husband George of Easley, SC, H.M. Johnson and Terri Sullivan of Norfolk, VA, and Vesta Nicolls and husband Parks of Onley, VA; nine grandchildren, Durbin Roache, Lee Toth, Martin Toth, Diane Griffeth, Michael Hines, Irma Cooper, H.M. Shreaves, Laura Simmons and Jack Johnson; and several great-grandchildren. Other than his loving wife and parents, he was predeceased by an infant son, a daughter, Martha Johnson Roache, and another son, John D. Johnson. Funeral services will be conducted from the chapel of the Williams-Parksley Funeral Home on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 2:00 PM with Pastor Bob Boyce officiating. Interment will follow in the Parksley Cemetery. There will be a visitation at the funeral home on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 from 6:00 until 8:00 PM. Flowers will be accepted, or memorial donations may be made to the charity of one [S62] Laura Stevenson, Stevenson Family Tree.