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Show fiREfi OBITUARIES ) Clara McDougall Johnson Our beloved wife, mother and grandmother, Clara McDougall Johnson, passed away peacefully on Christmas Eve. She was a loving daughter of God, having gracefully fulfilled the measure of her creation upon the Earth. She was born on Feb. 3, 1912 in Hanksville, the only child of Don Marion McDougall and Martha Ekker McDougall. Clara married Clement Hills Johnson on Sept. 13, 1929, and the couple was sealed in the Manti LDS Temple. A faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter-day Saints throughout her life, Clara served as a Relief Society President, as a stake missionary, and taught in the Primary, the Sunday School, and the Young Men's and Young Women's organizations. She taught the spiritual living class in Relief Society, and served full time with her husband in the Texas Dallas Mission. She loved her family dearly, and devoted her life to serving them. She was an avid reader and a gifted cook, gardener, and singer. Clara had little opportunity for formal education when she was young, but she made sure each of her children graduated from college. She and her husband graduated from Timpview High School in 1995. She was an active member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. She also worked tirelessly in the senior citizens' outreach program for years, although she was older than many of those she served. Clara and Clement built a farm between Henrieville and Cannonville, and worked it with n " L J Clara Johnson their sons from 1970 to 1980. They were active members of the Tropic LDS Ward during that time. She was preceded in death by her -parents and one son, Howard Sinclair. She is survived by her husband Clement, six children, 26 grandchildren, 32 greatgrandchildren, great-grandchildren, and one great-greatgrandchild. Her children are Howard Sinclair Johnson (Carolyn), La Von C. Johnson (Marlene), Dawn Marion Waters (Virgil), Darrell G. Johnson (Marjorie), Lovisa Lyman (Don), Martha J. Elliott (Kenn), and Jay McDougall Johnson (Carol). In an age of disintegrating family values, Clara and Clement's nearly 70 years of marriage on the way to eternity stands as a shining example. Funeral services were held on Monday, Dec. 28, 1998 at 11am at the Edgemont Second Ward Chapel in Provo. |