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Show High Tribute Paid to We!I-Known Artist, Teacher !n Rites Sun. Hundreds of friends and relatives rela-tives filled the Second-Eighth ward church to overflowing in tri- ' ' bute to the life of Wayne Johnson at funeral rites Sunday for the well known Springville man. Mr. Johnson died suddenly of a heart attack at his home at 6:35 p.m. last Thursday: Eulogizing his fine traits and talents as a citizen, artist and father, Wm. T. Tew, W. W. Brock-bank Brock-bank and Bishop Wilford Clyde paid glowing tributes to the contributions contri-butions Mr. Johnson made to his family, church, city and school. A son of Aaron and Louisa M. Whiting Johnson, he was born July 14, 1872 in Springville. He received his early education in the Mapleton Maple-ton schools and later attended the old Hungerford academy here. He later attended the Brigham Young University, University of Utah and the University of California at Berkeley. In his younger days he assisted and participated with his father in the early day dramatic productions of this area. A retired school teacher, Mr. Johnson had taught music and art throughout high schools in Central Utah for over 42 years He spent 26 years at the Springville high school, where he served as curator cura-tor of the nationally famous art exhibit at the high school. His untiring un-tiring efforts toward building the present art building and placing the project in the national limelight lime-light were probably the' most effective ef-fective of any other single individual individ-ual connected with the great art movement here. The Johnson Art scholarship presented to outstanding outstand-ing art student in the school each year was fostered by him for the love of the art- and to bring the school further acclaim from students stu-dents with artistic .ability. Mr. Johnson married Anna Whitney Whit-ney June 28. 1901 at Mapleton. They later received their endowments endow-ments in the Salt Lake temple. He was a High Priest in the Kolob LDS stake and had served as a teacher in most of the church organizations or-ganizations during his lifetime. He had been justice of the peace here for the past 36 years. . His success as a landscape artist ar-tist is well known here with many of his paintings hung in homes throughout Central Utah and the state. He was working on at least a dozen other canvasses in his home at the time of his death He was active in civic affairs. He served as Springville city and precinct pre-cinct judge for many years and at various times as city councilman, chairman of the state art board, member of the Springville board of adjustment and other capacities. Survivors include his wife, four sons and two daughters, Dr. Clair W. Johnson, Ogden; W. Eugene (Continued on page twelve) High Tribute Paid ToArtist, Teacher (Continued from Page One) Johnson and D. LaRell Johnson both of Springville; C. Burton Johnson, San Valley, Cal Mrs Oliver (Jessie) Dal'ton, Sprine-' ville, and Mrs. Orar (Nelda) Fran son, Murray; 19 grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters-Willis sisters-Willis K Johnson, Springville- Ell mer and Louis Johnson, both of Mapleton; Leland Johnson, Tooele and Mrs. Harvey A. Whitnev' Mapleton. Burial under the direction of A Y. Wheeler and Son mortuary was in the City cemetery. Bishop Wil-ford Wil-ford W. Clyde of the Ninth ward conducted the services. ' |