Phyllis Waugh Johnson

Phyllis Waugh Johnson

Phyllis Waugh Johnson, 69, of Louisa, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2008, at home after a valiant fight with cancer. She was the daughter of the late Arthur C. Waugh and Louise Hossley Waugh, of Unionville, Virginia. She was also predeceased by two sisters, Mary Louise Towsey and Virginia Baker, and a brother, William Waugh.

Phyllis was the loving and devoted wife of Robert L. "Bobby Lee" Johnson. She is also survived by two daughters whom she loved dearly, Karen Johnson Weaver, and her husband, Jim, of Orange, and Paige Johnson Carpenter, and her husband, Jim, of Louisa; her grand-children, Brad and Hunter Weaver, and Austin, Claire, and Collin Carpenter; a sister, Iva Mae Coiner of Charlottes-ville; a brother, Robert Waugh and his wife, Bobbie, of Artesia, New Mexico. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews, including Lora Bickley of Louisa, and Nancy Biscoe of Spotsylvania, who have helped her in so many ways.

In 2001, Phyllis retired from Virginia Community Bank as Executive Vice President after having been an organizing director and serving on the board as Corporate Secretary of Virginia Community Bank and Virginia Community Bankshares Inc. until her death. She has owned and operated The Fabric Hut and Gift Gallery in Louisa since 1972. She helped organize the Louisa County Library, the Santa Council of Louisa County, and the Louisa County Retail Merchants Association.

Phyllis graduated from the Virginia School of Bank Management at the University of Virginia and served a three-year term on the Board of Trustees of the Bankers School. In 1994, she was recognized by the Louisa AARP as the Most Outstand-ing Businessperson in Louisa County. In 1999, she was honored as the Most Out-standing Businessperson in Louisa County by the Louisa County Chamber of Commerce. She was a member of Gordonsville Baptist Church where she was a deacon.

A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Friday, August 29, 2008, at the Preddy Funeral Home Chapel in Gordonsville with interment to follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Louisa. Pastor Wayne Collis and Pastor Carmon Hartsfield and the Reverend Robert Hailey and Chaplain David Flack will officiate.

The family will receive friends from 2 until 4 p.m. and from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday, August 28, 2008, at the funeral home.

The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Hospice of the Piedmont, 2200 Old Ivy Road, Suite 2, Charlottesville, VA 22903 or to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6359, Glen Allen, VA 23058.

The family would like to thank Drs. Gordon Morris and Robert Pritchard and their staff, the South 7 nurses at Martha Jefferson Hospital, and the staff of the Hospice of the Piedmont for their care and support.