The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Monday, September 23, 1996            TAG: 9609230206
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                        LENGTH:   21 lines

KATIE R. JOHNSON

Katie R. Johnson, 91, of the 400 block of Avondale Road, died Sept. 18, 1996, in Beverly Manor of Portsmouth.

Born in Nansemond County, Va., she was the widow of Herley Johnson. She was a member of Twine Memorial Holy Temple Church, Portsmouth.

Survivors include a daughter, Ellen G. Freeman of Portsmouth; two sons, James E. Johnson of Silver Springs, Md. and Herley A. Johnson Sr. of Portsmouth; a sister, Mary Sally Blanchard of Norfolk; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws and friends.

A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday by Elder Vernon Dudley in Twine Memorial Holy Temple Church, Portsmouth. Burial will be in Roosevelt Memorial Park, Chesapeake. Viewing at Corprew Funeral Home will begin at noon today. The body will be taken to the church at noon Monday.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB