William Elden "Buster" Johnson
US NAVY | WORLD WAR II
1921 - 2012
Early Life: Elden was born December 4, 1921, in Fountain Green, Utah, to William Henry and Ruth Thomas Johnson. Elden (affectionately known as "Buster" in his youth) spent his youth in Fountain Green and Wales, Utah. He loved riding horses and herding sheep with his father. At age 12, he began herding cows for the Cedar Hill Cow Pasture, earning a penny per cow per day. At 16, he went to work as a sheepherder in the West Desert.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: During World War II, he enlisted in the United States Navy and proudly served his country, earning medals for valor and service. His ship, the USS Baldwin, was chosen to escort President Roosevelt to Europe. He participated in three battles including the D-Day invasion of Normandy and crossed the Atlantic Ocean ten times. On September 20, 1946, he married Jean LaVelle Broadhead. They had five children and raised them in the Nephi home where they lived nearly all their married life, only moving once for a short time to Huntington. On June 20, 1964, they were sealed in the Manti Utah Temple. Elden operated his own trucking and coal business in Nephi for decades. He later worked for the Juab County road crew and Martin Marietta/Ash Grove Cement. He was active in the community, including Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion Post Number 1 and the Juab County Fair. As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served in various callings. In 1996, Elden participated in the Centennial Wagon Train from Logan to Cedar City and the Sesquicentennial Wagon Train from Scotts Bluff, Nebraska to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1997. He was selected to be the Grand Marshall of the Ute Stampede Horse Parade in 2010. William Elden Johnson, 90, father, brother, uncle, grandpa and friend, passed from this life August 29, 2012, at his home of over 60 years in Nephi, Utah.
Survived By: His children: Thomas Elden Johnson (Norma), William Lance Johnson (Janica), Robin Gean Johnson, Holly M. Johnson and Chris LaVell Johnson (Ximena); 19 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; as well as sisters: Ida Overson and Alice Anderson (Gloyd).
Preceded In Death By: His wife, Jean; brother, Thomas Demoine Johnson; sister, Celia Veora Johnson; brother-in-law, Grant Overson; and granddaughter, Lacey Cano.
Obituary: © Daily Herald | Provo, Utah | 2 Sep 2012
Services: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Location: Nephi 7th Ward Chapel | Nephi, Utah
Arranged By: Anderson Funeral Home
Interment: Fountain Green Cemetery
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
US NAVY | WORLD WAR II
1921 - 2012
Early Life: Elden was born December 4, 1921, in Fountain Green, Utah, to William Henry and Ruth Thomas Johnson. Elden (affectionately known as "Buster" in his youth) spent his youth in Fountain Green and Wales, Utah. He loved riding horses and herding sheep with his father. At age 12, he began herding cows for the Cedar Hill Cow Pasture, earning a penny per cow per day. At 16, he went to work as a sheepherder in the West Desert.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: During World War II, he enlisted in the United States Navy and proudly served his country, earning medals for valor and service. His ship, the USS Baldwin, was chosen to escort President Roosevelt to Europe. He participated in three battles including the D-Day invasion of Normandy and crossed the Atlantic Ocean ten times. On September 20, 1946, he married Jean LaVelle Broadhead. They had five children and raised them in the Nephi home where they lived nearly all their married life, only moving once for a short time to Huntington. On June 20, 1964, they were sealed in the Manti Utah Temple. Elden operated his own trucking and coal business in Nephi for decades. He later worked for the Juab County road crew and Martin Marietta/Ash Grove Cement. He was active in the community, including Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion Post Number 1 and the Juab County Fair. As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served in various callings. In 1996, Elden participated in the Centennial Wagon Train from Logan to Cedar City and the Sesquicentennial Wagon Train from Scotts Bluff, Nebraska to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1997. He was selected to be the Grand Marshall of the Ute Stampede Horse Parade in 2010. William Elden Johnson, 90, father, brother, uncle, grandpa and friend, passed from this life August 29, 2012, at his home of over 60 years in Nephi, Utah.
Survived By: His children: Thomas Elden Johnson (Norma), William Lance Johnson (Janica), Robin Gean Johnson, Holly M. Johnson and Chris LaVell Johnson (Ximena); 19 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; as well as sisters: Ida Overson and Alice Anderson (Gloyd).
Preceded In Death By: His wife, Jean; brother, Thomas Demoine Johnson; sister, Celia Veora Johnson; brother-in-law, Grant Overson; and granddaughter, Lacey Cano.
Obituary: © Daily Herald | Provo, Utah | 2 Sep 2012
Services: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Location: Nephi 7th Ward Chapel | Nephi, Utah
Arranged By: Anderson Funeral Home
Interment: Fountain Green Cemetery
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
William Elden "Buster" Johnson
US NAVY | WORLD WAR II
1921 - 2012
Early Life: Elden was born December 4, 1921, in Fountain Green, Utah, to William Henry and Ruth Thomas Johnson. Elden (affectionately known as "Buster" in his youth) spent his youth in Fountain Green and Wales, Utah. He loved riding horses and herding sheep with his father. At age 12, he began herding cows for the Cedar Hill Cow Pasture, earning a penny per cow per day. At 16, he went to work as a sheepherder in the West Desert.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: During World War II, he enlisted in the United States Navy and proudly served his country, earning medals for valor and service. His ship, the USS Baldwin, was chosen to escort President Roosevelt to Europe. He participated in three battles including the D-Day invasion of Normandy and crossed the Atlantic Ocean ten times. On September 20, 1946, he married Jean LaVelle Broadhead. They had five children and raised them in the Nephi home where they lived nearly all their married life, only moving once for a short time to Huntington. On June 20, 1964, they were sealed in the Manti Utah Temple. Elden operated his own trucking and coal business in Nephi for decades. He later worked for the Juab County road crew and Martin Marietta/Ash Grove Cement. He was active in the community, including Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion Post Number 1 and the Juab County Fair. As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served in various callings. In 1996, Elden participated in the Centennial Wagon Train from Logan to Cedar City and the Sesquicentennial Wagon Train from Scotts Bluff, Nebraska to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1997. He was selected to be the Grand Marshall of the Ute Stampede Horse Parade in 2010. William Elden Johnson, 90, father, brother, uncle, grandpa and friend, passed from this life August 29, 2012, at his home of over 60 years in Nephi, Utah.
Survived By: His children: Thomas Elden Johnson (Norma), William Lance Johnson (Janica), Robin Gean Johnson, Holly M. Johnson and Chris LaVell Johnson (Ximena); 19 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; as well as sisters: Ida Overson and Alice Anderson (Gloyd).
Preceded In Death By: His wife, Jean; brother, Thomas Demoine Johnson; sister, Celia Veora Johnson; brother-in-law, Grant Overson; and granddaughter, Lacey Cano.
Obituary: © Daily Herald | Provo, Utah | 2 Sep 2012
Services: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Location: Nephi 7th Ward Chapel | Nephi, Utah
Arranged By: Anderson Funeral Home
Interment: Fountain Green Cemetery
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
US NAVY | WORLD WAR II
1921 - 2012
Early Life: Elden was born December 4, 1921, in Fountain Green, Utah, to William Henry and Ruth Thomas Johnson. Elden (affectionately known as "Buster" in his youth) spent his youth in Fountain Green and Wales, Utah. He loved riding horses and herding sheep with his father. At age 12, he began herding cows for the Cedar Hill Cow Pasture, earning a penny per cow per day. At 16, he went to work as a sheepherder in the West Desert.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: During World War II, he enlisted in the United States Navy and proudly served his country, earning medals for valor and service. His ship, the USS Baldwin, was chosen to escort President Roosevelt to Europe. He participated in three battles including the D-Day invasion of Normandy and crossed the Atlantic Ocean ten times. On September 20, 1946, he married Jean LaVelle Broadhead. They had five children and raised them in the Nephi home where they lived nearly all their married life, only moving once for a short time to Huntington. On June 20, 1964, they were sealed in the Manti Utah Temple. Elden operated his own trucking and coal business in Nephi for decades. He later worked for the Juab County road crew and Martin Marietta/Ash Grove Cement. He was active in the community, including Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion Post Number 1 and the Juab County Fair. As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served in various callings. In 1996, Elden participated in the Centennial Wagon Train from Logan to Cedar City and the Sesquicentennial Wagon Train from Scotts Bluff, Nebraska to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1997. He was selected to be the Grand Marshall of the Ute Stampede Horse Parade in 2010. William Elden Johnson, 90, father, brother, uncle, grandpa and friend, passed from this life August 29, 2012, at his home of over 60 years in Nephi, Utah.
Survived By: His children: Thomas Elden Johnson (Norma), William Lance Johnson (Janica), Robin Gean Johnson, Holly M. Johnson and Chris LaVell Johnson (Ximena); 19 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; as well as sisters: Ida Overson and Alice Anderson (Gloyd).
Preceded In Death By: His wife, Jean; brother, Thomas Demoine Johnson; sister, Celia Veora Johnson; brother-in-law, Grant Overson; and granddaughter, Lacey Cano.
Obituary: © Daily Herald | Provo, Utah | 2 Sep 2012
Services: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Location: Nephi 7th Ward Chapel | Nephi, Utah
Arranged By: Anderson Funeral Home
Interment: Fountain Green Cemetery
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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