Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Name“Butch” Lewis Thomas JOHNSON Jr. [3483], [2056], [14526], [825], [14317], [14527], [14528], [14529]
BirthAug 13, 1954, Alamance County, North Carolina [825], [14317]
DeathMay 26, 2018, Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina [14317]
BurialBethlehem Christian Church, 3003 Altamahaw Race Track Road, Altamahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina [14527]
MotherJeweldene Lynette GILLIAM (1934-1990)
Spouses
BirthNov 4, 1942, Alamance County, North Carolina [14528]
DeathFeb 3, 2019, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [14528]
BurialBethlehem Christian Church, 3003 Altamahaw Race Track Road, Altamahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina [14528]
FatherAlbert Goley BRADSHAW (1916-1995)
MotherMyrtle WRIGHT (1921-2011)
Marriage1994 [14317]
No Children
Obituary Online notes for “Butch” Lewis Thomas JOHNSON Jr.
5/28/2018

Lewis "Butch" Johnson, Jr.
Graham – Lewis “Butch” Thomas Johnson, Jr., 63, passed away suddenly at his home on Saturday, May 26, 2018. He was born on August 13, 1954 in Alamance County to the late Lewis “Tommy” Thomas Johnson, Sr. and Jeweldene Gilliam Johnson and was the husband to Faydean “Faye” Bradshaw Johnson of 24 years who survives.

Butch retired after 32 years with P. Lorillard. He graduated from Western Alamance High School, loved singing and playing the bass guitar and was a member of Towe Memorial Baptist Church.

Survivors other than his wife, Faye include his step children, Bobby (Angie) Morrow, Robin (J.R.) Preston, and Brian (Heather) Watkins; 8 step grandchildren and 7 step great grandchildren; brothers, Mark (Susan) Johnson and Kyle (Korrina) Johnson; 2 nephews, 1 niece and 1 great nephew.

The funeral services are pending. [14317]

5/30/2018

Lewis “Butch” Johnson, Jr.

GRAHAM – Lewis “Butch” Thomas Johnson, Jr., 63, passed away suddenly at his home on Saturday, May 26, 2018.
He was born on August 13, 1954 in Alamance County to the late Lewis “Tommy” Thomas Johnson, Sr. and Jeweldene Gilliam Johnson and was the husband to Faydean “Faye” Bradshaw Johnson of 24 years who survives.

Butch retired after 32 years with P. Lorillard. He graduated from Western Alamance High School, loved singing and playing the bass guitar and was a member of Towe Memorial Baptist Church.
Survivors other than his wife, Faye include his step children, Bobby (Angie) Morrow, Robin (J.R.) Preston, and Brian (Heather) Watkins; eight step grandchildren and seven step great-grandchildren;
brothers, Mark (Susan) Johnson and Kyle (Korrina) Johnson; two nephews, one niece and one great-nephew.

The funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Jim Farmer with the burial to follow at Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at Lowe Funeral Home & Crematory, and other times at his brother, Mark’s home in Elon.
Memorials may be made to Towe Memorial Baptist Church, 179 Forest Brook Lane, Reidsville, NC 27320.
You may sign the online register book at 
www.lowefuneralhome.com. [14527]
Obituary Online notes for Ada Faydean (Spouse 1)
2/4/2019

Faydean Bradshaw Johnson

NOVEMBER 4, 1942 ~ FEBRUARY 3, 2019 (AGE 76)

Faydean Bradshaw Johnson, 76, of Graham, passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2019 at the Hospice Home in Burlington after two months of declining health.

A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of the late Lewis “Butch” T. Johnson, Jr., and the daughter of Albert Goley Bradshaw and Myrtle Wright Bradshaw, both deceased. She was a retired beautician, loved singing gospel music, and especially loved spending time with her family. Mrs. Johnson was a former member of Graham Nazarene Church.

Survivors include her two sons, Bobby Morrow (Angie) and Brian Watkins; daughter, Robin Morrow Preston (J.R.); eight grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; sister, Priscilla Bradshaw McCant; two brothers, James Douglas Bradshaw (Judy) and Gary McGuire (Debra); two brothers in law, Mark Johnson (Susan) and Kyle Johnson (Korrina); and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her daughter in law, Heather Laine Watkins and two brothers, Albert Keith Bradshaw and Clarence Marshall Bradshaw.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at the Rich and Thompson Chapel in Graham. Burial will follow at Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 from 6:00 until 8:00 PM at the Rich and Thompson Funeral Home and Crematory in Graham.

Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care Center of Alamance/Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215. [14528]
Last Modified May 24, 2022Created Sep 25, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell, using Reunion for Macintosh
Created Sep 25, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell
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