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Rayburn S. "Chip" Johnson Jr.
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Rayburn "Chip" Johnson, 76, formerly of Florence Avenue, Waynesboro, Virginia, passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2010, at King's Daughter's Community Health and Rehab in Staunton, Virginia.
He was born in Augusta County, Virginia, on November 8, 1934, a son of the late Rayburn Sr. and Willie (Lewis) Johnson.
He retired from the City of Harrisonburg with 30 years of service and also worked at Camp Strawderman in Woodstock, Virginia.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Desmond L. Johnson Sr.
Rayburn is survived by one sister, Mary V. Johnson of Staunton, Virginia; one sister-in-law, Harriet W. Johnson of Waynesboro, Virginia; two special devoted nieces, M. Gwendolyn Johnson of Waynesboro, Virginia, and Judy A. Vest of Stuarts Draft, Virginia; a special nephew, Desmond "D.J." Johnson Jr. of Waynesboro, Virginia; one great-niece, Destiny L. Johnson of Waynesboro, Virginia; one great-nephew, Adrian D. Garland of Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas; a special friend, Donald Long of Staunton, Virginia; a host of other nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives, and friends.
A graveside service will be conducted 11 a.m. Thursday, October 14, 2010, at Greenville Cemetery.
Public viewing will be from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 13, 2010, at the funeral home.
Friends are being received anytime at Ms. M. Gwendolyn Johnson, 708 Florence Avenue, Waynesboro, Virginia.
Professional services provided by the Kenneth L. Jones Funeral Home.
This obituary was originally published in the News Virginian.
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Pastor M. A. Turner, Sr.
October 13, 2010
To the Johnson Family:
May you be blessed with the precious memories of your loved one's life. "Earth has no sorrow but heaven can remove."
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Judy Diggs
October 13, 2010
Be Still
Be still like the grass on a melancholy summer day
Be still like desert shrub.
Be calm and you will hear your loved one speak, in the stillness, in the calm, their love resounds.
If you are still this promise I make, you will hear the voice of your loved one helping you along your way.
Frank Alexander & Family
October 12, 2010
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
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