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DATE: Wednesday, January 17, 1996            TAG: 9601170319
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   28 lines

EVELYN V. JOHNSON

Evelyn V. Johnson, 74, of the 1000 block of Warfield Drive, died Jan. 14, 1996, in Portsmouth General Hospital.

Mrs. Johnson, the widow of James L. Johnson Sr., was a native of Portsmouth. She was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Midtown Congregration.

Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Blount of Norfolk; a son, James L. Johnson Jr. of Portsmouth; three sisters, Hattie Stukes of Portsmouth, Helen Reynolds of Shelby, N.C., and Mary McIver of Chesapeake; three brothers, Herbert Smith, Arthur Smith and Melvin Smith, all of Portsmouth; four granddaughters; an aunt, Bessie Goss of Portsmouth; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws and friends.

A memorial service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in The Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witnesses, Elliott Avenue, Portsmouth, by Minister Jemmott R. Harris. The family and friends will assemble at Kingdom Hall at 12:45 p.m. Saturday. Corprew Funeral Home is in charge.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB