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Show Services Friday 2 p.meI For Stephen Johnson Stephen Johnson, 93, Spring-ville's Spring-ville's oldest resident and the last STEPHEN JOHNSON of the immediate family of Aaron Johnson, first bishop of Springville, Spring-ville, died Wednesday afternoon, of ailments incident to his age. Funeral services will be conducted conduct-ed on Friday at 2 p.m., at the Wheeler Mortuary. Friends may call at the Mortuary before the services., Burial will be in the Evergreen cemetery. Born in Springville October 4, 1855, he had lived in Springville and Mapleton most of his life. , He has served as justice of the peace in both towns in his earlier years. He had also operated one of the first hotels in Provo for a short time. Interested in early day dramatics, drama-tics, he and his brother Don, founded found-ed one of the earliest theaters in Springville. He married Luella Curtis in 1881 (Continued on Page Nine) JOHNSON SERVICES (Continued from Page One) and the couple celebrated their sixty-sixth wedding anniversary last year as the oldest married ' couple in the city. Survivors include besides his widow, a daughter and two sons, Misa Euphemia Johnson, Springville; Spring-ville; Heber Johnson, Seattle, Wash; Howard Johnson, Salt Lake City; also four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. |