Beloved Father, Grandfather and brother, John Homer Johnson passed away on June 2, 2005 in Mesa, Arizona. Homer was born October 4th, 1925 in Moab, Utah to the late George Washington Johnson and Mabel Wilcox Johnson. Homer was an Army veteran who served in the Quartermaster Core in Papua New Guinea and in the Philippines during World War II. He returned from his army service and married Ellen Ricks of Rexburg, Idaho, in the Logan Temple on September 5, 1950. He was an engineering graduate of Utah State University and worked for the U.S. Air Force, then General Motors for over 22 years. They moved from Cheyenne, Wyoming to Denver, Colorado and eventually made their home in Bountiful, Utah where they resided for over 25 years. He was a man of integrity and of courage never complaining nor shirking his responsibilities in life. Homer's deepest conviction was that of a firm faith in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. His deepest wish was to pass that testimony on to his children and grandchildren. He will be dearly missed. Homer was preceded in death by his dear wife, Ellen Ricks Johnson. He is survived by his five children Gale H. Johnson (Nina) of Plano, Texas; George W. Johnson, (Evelyn) of Mesa, Arizona; Barbara Ann Perkins (Steve) of Mesa, Arizona; Marilyn Slatter (Steve) of Bountiful, Utah; and Grant J. Johnson (Tonya) of Charlotte, North Carolina as well as 24 grandchildren and 14 great- grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 noon, Monday, June 6th, at the Russon Brothers Mortuary, 295 N. Main, Bountiful, Utah, where friends may call from 10:45-11:45 a.m. prior to services. Burial will be at the Bountiful Cemetery.
Beloved Father, Grandfather and brother, John Homer Johnson passed away on June 2, 2005 in Mesa, Arizona. Homer was born October 4th, 1925 in Moab, Utah to the late George Washington Johnson and Mabel Wilcox Johnson. Homer was an Army veteran who served in the Quartermaster Core in Papua New Guinea and in the Philippines during World War II. He returned from his army service and married Ellen Ricks of Rexburg, Idaho, in the Logan Temple on September 5, 1950. He was an engineering graduate of Utah State University and worked for the U.S. Air Force, then General Motors for over 22 years. They moved from Cheyenne, Wyoming to Denver, Colorado and eventually made their home in Bountiful, Utah where they resided for over 25 years. He was a man of integrity and of courage never complaining nor shirking his responsibilities in life. Homer's deepest conviction was that of a firm faith in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. His deepest wish was to pass that testimony on to his children and grandchildren. He will be dearly missed. Homer was preceded in death by his dear wife, Ellen Ricks Johnson. He is survived by his five children Gale H. Johnson (Nina) of Plano, Texas; George W. Johnson, (Evelyn) of Mesa, Arizona; Barbara Ann Perkins (Steve) of Mesa, Arizona; Marilyn Slatter (Steve) of Bountiful, Utah; and Grant J. Johnson (Tonya) of Charlotte, North Carolina as well as 24 grandchildren and 14 great- grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 noon, Monday, June 6th, at the Russon Brothers Mortuary, 295 N. Main, Bountiful, Utah, where friends may call from 10:45-11:45 a.m. prior to services. Burial will be at the Bountiful Cemetery.
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