Obit from St. George Spectrum 1/10/2001

Born to Henry Eli and Mary Evelette Johnson Judd, the third child of four boys and eight girls. He married Olive Brooksby on Sept. 15, 1926 in the Salt Lake Temple. They were blessed with seven children, six sons and one daughter. Olive preceded him in death on November 27, 1983.

Dart moved from Kanab to Fredonia when he was five and was raised in the home where Alan Judd now resides. He completed the eighth grade at the Fredonia Public School and at the age of 13 started herding goats with Frank Farnsworth in Johnson Canyon and the Sand Hills area. He eventually acquired a goat herd of his own.

Dart served in the Medical Division of the U.S. Army for the last ten months of World War One at Camp Kerney, CA. After being discharged he returned to Fredonia and then served a mission for the LDS Church to the Seattle Washington area. He again returned to Fredonia and took up sheep herding with the Brooksby Brothers.

Dart started farming with his father and soon acquired a farm of his own. He also was a hunting guide on the Kaibab Mountain and worked for the U.S. Forest Service as a fire guard and game warden. During this time he met and married his wife Olive who was working as the Postmaster of the Fredonia Post Office. After Olive started having their children she could no longer work full-time at the Post Office, so Dart assisted her as a clerk. He later became Postmaster and retired in 1965 after 35 years of service.

Dart was always busy and served his community in many ways. He served as a Notary Public, gathered weather information for the U.S. Weather Bureau and served as Water Master for the Town. He was also called to serve as the Bishop of the Fredonia Ward.

Dart lived in 3 centuries, the 1800's, 1900's and 2000's. He has gone from horse and buggy to outer space travel, from outhouse to indoor plumbing and from telegraph to the Internet. he lived a long full life and was ready to go be with his loved ones.

Dart is survived by his children, Warren V.(LaJean), Albin (Lenna Mae), Alma B.(Connie), Keith (Carol), Tharon (Cathy), Darlene (Alma) Bastian and Lawrence D.(Jan) Judd. Sisters; Lois Hughes and Ruanna Swapp and brother Alan M (Cleone)Judd, fifty-two grandchildren, one hundred and one great grandchildren,six great great grandchildren and one great great great grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his wife Olive and brothers and sisters; Evelette Burton, Zina Judd, Mindy Brooksby, Chyrel Hughes, Henry Judd, Ray Judd, Eletha Bancroft and Vernessa Judd.

Funeral services held Jan 13, 2001 at the Fredonia AZ LDS Chapel. Military honors will be performed at the Fredonia Cemetery by the American Legion Post 69. Arrangement under the direction of Mosdell Mortuary of Kanab.

He lived nearly 100 years in Fredonia and was it's oldest citizen at the time of his death.