Emma Lavon Johnson

1916 - 2001

• Born	7 Oct 1916	American Fork, Utah, Utah   [1]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	6D519C3733E44BB195C133BAACB7EF528B01
  Died	19 Sep 2001	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah   [1]
  	Obituary: Emma LaVon Johnson White Deseret News, The (Salt Lake City, UT) - Friday, September 21, 2001 Our beautiful wife, mother, grandmother and sister passed away September 19, 2001. She was born October 7, 1916 to John E Johnson and Annie Beryl Featherstone , in American Fork, Utah. She graduated from South High and then attended Westminster College where she was voted Sun Queen. After a "whirlwind" (four year) courtship, she married Woodrow D. White, June 5, 1940 in the Salt Lake Temple. They shared 61 wonderful years together. Their love for dance and travel took them around the world where they were loved and appreciated on every continent. She was a devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many capacities. Bonnie touched the lives of everyone she encountered. Even strangers were drawn by her warmth, sweetness and inner beauty. Despite her many accomplishments, her greatest source of pride was her children and grandchildren. She was the touchstone of the whole family. She is survived by her husband, Woodrow D. White, children: Matthew (Jill) White, Dean (Kaye) White, Emma Jennette (Guy) Dugal, Scott (Melanie) White, Elizabeth (David) Smith, one sister Janice (Arden) Edwards, 19 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, five sisters and her son, David. Funeral Services will be held Monday, September 24, 2001 at 12 Noon at the Sandy Utah Hidden Valley Stake Center, 1450 East Raddon Drive (12000 S.). Friends may call Sunday, September 23, from 6-8 p.m. at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary, 3401 S, Highland Dr. and 10:45-11:45 prior to services at the church. Interment at Wasatch Lawn Memorial park. In lieu of flowers the family is requesting donations to the Red Cross September 11th Fund.
  Buried	24 Sep 2001	Wasatch Lawn Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah   [1]
  Person ID	I41326971	7_families
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2009

  
  

  Father	John Edwin Johnson,   b. 26 Feb 1892, Logan, Cache, Utah ,   d. 14 Sep 1937, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
  Mother	Annie Beryl Featherstone,   b. 13 Nov 1893, American Fork, Utah, Utah ,   d. 30 Apr 1976, American Fork, Utah, Utah
  Married	22 Apr 1914	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
  Family ID	F4493	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Woodrow Devore White,   b. 16 Dec 1912, Wilford, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 10 Nov 2006, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
  Married	5 Jun 1940	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2009
  Family ID	F13766906	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 7 Oct 1916 - American Fork, Utah, Utah Married - 5 Jun 1940 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Died - 19 Sep 2001 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Buried - 24 Sep 2001 - Wasatch Lawn Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S797306] Utah, Salt Lake, Salt Lake City - Deseret News, ((Salt Lake City, Utah)), Emma Lavon Johnson White Obituary, 21 Sep 2001 (Reliability: 3).