Layton Jackson Johnson

JOHNSON, Layton Jackson, 87, of Chesterfield, went to be with the Lord on Friday August 21, 2009. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Lois Schenck Johnson; son, Layton J. Johnson Jr. and his wife, Diane; daughter, Elizabeth J. Henshaw and her husband, Sonny; sister, Mary Smoot; brothers, Martin L. and Bennie O. Johnson; grandchildren, Shelley Langford and her husband, Robbie, Kathy Vaught; great-grandchildren, Dale Langford, Molly Langford, and Ruby Vaught. Layton served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He retired from E.I. Dupont after 35 years of service. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday at Morrissett Funeral Home, 6500 Iron Bridge Rd. (Rt. 10). His funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Dale Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the Sherbourne UMC, 2619 Sherbourne Road, Richmond, 23237.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.