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DATE: Wednesday, January 31, 1996            TAG: 9601310347
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE                         LENGTH: Short :   25 lines

DONALD E. JOHNSON

Donald Everette Johnson, 51, died Jan. 29, 1996.

Mr. Johnson, a former used car manager and retired pipefitter with Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp, was a native of Norfolk County. He had a heart of gold and was a friend to all who knew him.

Survivors include a daughter, Jennifer Matin of Anaheim, Calif.; a sister and brother-in-law, Betty J. and James Trueblood of Chesapeake; a granddaughter, Savannah Matin of Anaheim; a niece Martha Anne Trueblood of Chesapeake. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Wesley Everette Johnson and Eunice Elizabeth Edwards Johnson.

A graveside service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday in Riverside Memorial Park by the Rev. Pete Taylor. The family will receive friends at Graham Funeral Home, South Norfolk Chapel, from 6 to 7 p.m. today.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB