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Show GOOD WG::.ut CLOSES VERY ACTIVE LIFE Mrs. Lydia M. Johnson Of Springville Succumbs to Lingering IJIness Mrs. Lydia M. Johnson, wife of Don C. Johnson, for many years publisher of the Springville Independent, Inde-pendent, died at e family residence resi-dence Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, after a lingering illness ol three months duration. Impressive funeral services were held at the family residence on Main street Monday afternoon, at which Bishop Ralph Smart of the Third ward presided. The invocation was ottered by Reverend S. Hall Barrett, Jr., as was also the benediction. After the reading of the life history of Mrs. Johnson by Bishop Smart, Walter Adams of Provo told of his acquaintance ac-quaintance with the family and paid high tributes of respect to the exemplary life which Mrs. Johnson had led. Miss Catherine R. Dougall fur- nipned two vocal solos, accompanied accompan-ied on the piano by Mrs. Will Wit-nev. Wit-nev. The grave at the Evergreen cemetery ceme-tery was dedicated by Reverend S. Hall Barrett Jr. Born in Union township, Pennsylvania, Pennsyl-vania, May 12, 1849, the daughter of Augustus S. and Catherine Boyer Johnson, she came to Utah w..h her mother and other members of the family in 1853. They settled in Salt LaKe City, where they lived until 1855 when they moved to Springville where sac had since resided. In 1867 with others she was called to learn telegraphy and to work on the Deseret telegraph line, then just completed. Later she officiated offic-iated as operator in Springville. In 1803 she was married to Don C. .Johnson to which union three children chil-dren were born as follows: Don C. Johnson, Jr., of Springville; Catherine Cath-erine B., who preceded her mother j in death, and A. J. Johnson, also of ! Springville. Three grandchildren also survive. Throughout her life Mrs. Johnson John-son vas active in church and civic affairs of Springville. She was the first president of the Y. L. M. I. A. in that city, which was organized in 1870. She was also a member of the first woman's club, and at one time commander of the lady maccabeos. At the time of her death she vas a member of the Home Culture Cul-ture club; also the Springville third ward Relief society. |