[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 138 (Thursday, September 24, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1353-E1354]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               REMEMBERING MRS. EVA MARIE SILVER JOHNSON

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                         HON. G.K. BUTTERFIELD

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 24, 2015

  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and remember 
Mrs. Eva

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Marie Silver Johnson, a lifelong resident of North Carolina and my 
constituent, who passed away on September 16, 2015 at the age of 94.
  Mrs. Johnson was the matriarch of the Silver and Johnson families and 
is fondly remembered as a loving mother who was fully devoted to her 
family, church, and community.
  Mrs. Johnson was born on June 5, 1921, in Hollister, North Carolina 
to Mr. Ben Silver and the former-Minnie Burgess. She attended Tabron 
School and Hawkins High School in Halifax and Warren Counties. At the 
age of 24, she married Mr. Edward Leonard Johnson, Jr. and the two 
raised four children, Mable, Alice, Edward, and Delores.
  Mrs. Johnson worked at Eastman High School in Enfield, North Carolina 
for 20 years as part of the Halifax County school system's Food 
Services division. Mrs. Johnson also served on the Twin County Rural 
Health Association's board of directors and as a 30 year member of the 
American Legion Unit 425 Women's Auxiliary in Littleton, North 
Carolina.
  As the years past, Mrs. Johnson remained active by working at the 
Littleton Senior Center in Littleton where she dedicated more than a 
decade of service and fellowship to seniors in Halifax and Warren 
Counties.
  Faith was a cornerstone of Mrs. Johnson's life. She was a lifetime 
member of Lee's Chapel Baptist Church in Littleton where she served in 
many capacities including as President of the Missionary Circle for 
over 30 years, member of the Senior Choir, as well as a member of the 
Pastor's Aid Club.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues join me in honoring the life, work, 
and memory of Mrs. Eva Marie Silver Johnson.

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