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Show LeMar Johnson Electrocuted Electro-cuted at Manning Mill William LaMar (Spot) Johnson met instant death Saturday after- noon while working for the Manning Gold Muling company at Manning, where he had been employed for about two weeks. Mr. Johnson was laying a corrugated corru-gated steel roof on one of the mine buildings when the accident occurred. occur-red. During the course of the construction con-struction he stood up, forgetting the 5000-volt wires overhead. The wires struck the back of his neck causing instant death. The much burned body fell 30 feet from the roof of the building to the ground. Mr. Johnson was born in Provo, January 14, 1898, a son of John and Emma Brown Johnson. The major part of his life was lived in Provo where he was married to Merline Penrod on the 30th of December, 1921. They have lived in American Fork for about ten years. Mr. Johnson John-son being station agent for the Salt Lake and Utah railroad for a number of years. TnMirn thrnn frhrmt. this communi- ty for his woodcarving work, especially espec-ially his ship models, Mr. Johnson has a host of friends who feel a loss in his passing. He was scoutmaster of the American Fork Second ward for two years. Surviving besides his wife are seven sev-en daughters all of American Fork; Lenore, Joye, Ila Jean, Renee, Merline, Mer-line, Carma and Collette; his father and step-mother, Mr. and Mrs. John Joseph Johnson of Provo; five sisters, sis-ters, Mrs. Kate Pederson, Santa Ana, Calif.; Mrs. Erzel Mickley, Chicago, Bl.; Mrs. Ernest Rainbow, Oakland, Calif.; Mrs. Elsie Fulghun, Portland, Ore., and Mrs. Weston Brooks of Provo, and two brothers, Earl and LeRoy Johnson, Provo. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at 2 p. m. in the Provo Third ward L. D. S. chapel Bishop Joseph H. Storrs of the American Fork Second ward officiating. Mar-garete Mar-garete Jepperson was accompanist for the services. Aldus Dixon, Superintendent of the Provo schools was the first speaker, followed by Mayor A. O. Smoot and Bishop Alfred E. Eves of Provo. Bishop Storrs made the closing clos-ing remarks. The opening song was by a mixed quartet from Provo. Professor LeRoy Le-Roy Robertson played a violin selection, selec-tion, Mrs. Dastrup sang "In My Father's House Are Many Mansions" and Murray Roberts sang. Miss Mil- dred Chipman and Miss Naomi Hal-liday Hal-liday sang the closing numbers ac-campanied ac-campanied by Miss Lydia Olsen. Irving L. Pratt offered the opening open-ing prayer and the benediction was pronounced by Cleveland Brown. Interment In-terment was made in the Provo city cemetery where the grave was dedicated dedi-cated by John Giles. ! i |
