J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Homes

Johnson, James F.

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Ivor, Virginia
James Franklin “Buck” Johnson, III, 63, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at Southside Regional Medical Center, Petersburg, after a long illness. Born in Southampton County he was the son of the late James Franklin Johnson, Jr. and Evelyn Seward Johnson.
Buck was a retired farmer, a past member of Ivor Vol. Rescue Squad, and a member of Mill Swamp Baptist Church. He loved farming, gardening, and his animals, and with his outgoing personality he never met a stranger and was devoted to his friends.
He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Joan Francis Johnson; two daughters, Karen Kelly and her husband, Robert, of Ivor, and Cynthia Lane and her husband, Richard, of Surry; three “special” grandsons, Jameson, Austin, and Owen; and two sisters, Carolyn Moncus and Donna Cornett, both of Windsor.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 29, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. in the Purviance Chapel of J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home, Wakefield, with the Rev. Wayne Lowe, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Mill Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery, Ivor. The family will receive friends Friday evening, 6:30 until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the Ivor Vol. Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 228, Ivor, VA 23866 or the Ivor Vol. Fire Dept., P. O. Box 213, Ivor, VA 23866. Condolences may be posted on our website at www.jtmorriss.com.

Joan, there are so many times when I regret moving so far from Virginia and this is one of them. You and your family are in our prayers and thoughts as you travel down life's pathway without James Franklin. I remember when he had his convertible while in high school and loved riding in it. He always had a smile that everyone loved. He will be sorely missed by the class of 1962 from Wakefield High School. Hope you will continue to attend the reunions long as we are able to have them. Respectfully, Gloria and Bill from Buffalo, Kentucky.

Posted by: Gloria & Bill Mitchell at December 29, 2007 06:45 PM

I am so sorry to hear of James' passing, esp. at this time of year when we think of renewal and rebirth at the new year. I always remember James Franklin's infectous laugh in school, and his love of a good joke. And, of course, he was one of "those Ivor people" coming to our school in Wakefield. Little did we know how lucky we would be by their presence in our class and in our lives. My deepest sympathies to his family.

Charles C. Cox

Posted by: charles cox at December 29, 2007 01:37 PM