| Show brother of tooele thoele county people killed in crash malcolm percil johnson 40 hoo per and formerly of tooele thoele county was killed friday morning when the small pick up truck he was daiv driving 1 ng was struck by a bamberger elec electric passenger train in salt lake city the train operator told invests gators that tra velling south at a bout 45 in p h he began apphy I 1 I 1 ing his brakes about feet be fore the crossing but could not stop soon enough the truck was thrown 96 feet from the point of impact and the tram train traveled feet after the collision safety signals in the area were working properly and the motor man blew his whistle repeatedly before the crash investigations of fibers said that mr johnson was approaching the crossing from the east and may have had his atten tion diverted to a watchman stand ing at the west of the tracks on arrival at a salt lake hospit al the victim was pronounced dead from multiple skull fractures tract ture of both legs and the right arm mr johnson had just moved to hooper from st john where he was employed as a fireman by the des eret chemical co and was pres dent of the L D S branch he was active in other church work i born june 7 1907 in clover too ele county a son of mark A and elizabeth maxwell johnson he married milda june 1939 in the salt lake temple he spent his early lift in clover and then moved to ophir where he re sided prior to going to st john surviving are his widow five daughters mary clara irene ruth and nancy johnson all of hooper eight brothers and sisters mrs martha hammond grantsville Grants ville theron johnson ophir mrs vir ginia T tims ims hooper james john son stockton mrs la preal vow les salt lake city luke S and john M johnson both of tooele thoele and grant johnson of anaconda montana funeral services for mr johnson were held in the tooele thoele first ward under willard H sagers jr coun ailor to the deceased in the deseret branch presidency the church was crowded with friends and relatives many beautiful floral offerings were presented in speakers were glen smith of lehi ehi member with mr johnson of the deseret branch presidency and alex F dunn president of the too ele stake appropriate musical selections were given by a double mixed quartet under the d of alfred M nelson solos by wll wil liam H white and esther walker and organ music by donna dixon burial was in the wasatch lawn cemetery in salt lake city the grave was dedicated by alfred hoi hol ling a brother of mrs john son |
