Obituary of BUNA MAE BUTLER JOHNSON

Virginian Pilot – 11-08-1995

SUFFOLK – Buna Mae Butler Johnson, 87, died Nov. 7, 1995, in Southampton Memorial Hospital.
  Mrs. Johnson was a naïve of Southampton County and a daughter of the late Richard Algernon Butler and Mary Rebekah Mamie” Pierce Butler. Mrs. Johnson was a retired teacher of the Isle of Wight and Nansemond County School Systems. Mrs. Johnson was a former resident of Holland, Va. Mrs. Johnson was a member of the Holland Christian Church where she sang in the choir for 50 years. She attended Longwood College, was a member of the Obici Hospital Auxiliary, was a volunteer with the American Red Cross and the American Cancer Society. She was a past president of the Holland Woman’s Club.
  Survivors include one daughter, Ann Johnson Williams of Beaufort, N.C.; one granddaughter, Martha Williams Prideaux of Richmond; and one grandson, James W. Williams III of Raleigh, N.C.
  Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday in Holland Christian Church by the Rev. Diane Snowa. Burial will be in Holland Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church following the committal service. Memorial donations may be made to Holland Christian Church or Nansemond-Suffolk Rescue Squad. R.W. Baker and Co. Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

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Buna Mae Butler Johnson, a longtime Holland, Virginia teacher and church member, died 7 Nov 1995 at age 87 in Southampton Memorial Hospital. 

Funeral services for Buna Mae Butler Johnson were held Thursday 9 Nov 1995 at Holland Christian Church, Holland, Virginia, with Rev. Diane Snowa officiating and burial in Holland Cemetery. 

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BUNA MAE BUTLER JOHNSON

Virginian Pilot – 11-08-1995

SUFFOLK – Buna Mae Butler Johnson, 87, died Nov. 7, 1995, in Southampton Memorial Hospital.

Mrs. Johnson was a naïve of Southampton County and a daughter of the late Richard Algernon Butler and Mary Rebekah Mamie” Pierce Butler. Mrs. Johnson was a retired teacher of the Isle of Wight and Nansemond County School Systems. Mrs. Johnson was a former resident of Holland, Va. Mrs. Johnson was a member of the Holland Christian Church where she sang in the choir for 50 years. She attended Longwood College, was a member of the Obici Hospital Auxiliary, was a volunteer with the American Red Cross and the American Cancer Society. She was a past president of the Holland Woman’s Club.

Survivors include one daughter, Ann Johnson Williams of Beaufort, N.C.; one granddaughter, Martha Williams Prideaux of Richmond; and one grandson, James W. Williams III of Raleigh, N.C.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday in Holland Christian Church by the Rev. Diane Snowa. Burial will be in Holland Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church following the committal service. Memorial donations may be made to Holland Christian Church or Nansemond-Suffolk Rescue Squad. R.W. Baker and Co. Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. 

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| Name  | Buna Mae Butler Johnson                                                     |
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| Age   | 87                                                                          |
| Birth | 1908; Southampton County, Virginia (estimated from age and death year 1995) |
| Death | 7 November 1995; Southampton Memorial Hospital, Franklin, Virginia          |
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| Name                             | Relationship                  | Residence                  |
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| Buna Mae Butler Johnson          | Decedent                      | Formerly Holland, Virginia |
| Richard Algernon Butler          | Father of decedent (deceased) | Not stated                 |
| Mary Rebekah “Mamie” Pierce Butler | Mother of decedent (deceased) | Not stated               |
| Ann Johnson Williams             | Daughter of decedent          | Beaufort, North Carolina   |
| Martha Williams Prideaux         | Granddaughter of decedent     | Richmond, Virginia         |
| James W. Williams III            | Grandson of decedent          | Raleigh, North Carolina    |
| Diane Snowa                      | Officiating minister          | Not stated                 |
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| Field    | Value             |
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| Location | Suffolk, Virginia |
| Name     | Virginian Pilot   |
| Date     | 8 November 1995   |
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Mrs. Johnson was a member of the Holland Christian Church choir for 50 years, volunteered with the American Red Cross and the American Cancer Society, and was past president of the Holland Woman’s Club. 

[Contributed by Bruce Saunders, bs4403@verizon.net]

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