Leonard was born in Fort Sam Houston, Texas on April 7, 1920. He was the third child of thirteen children. He served a Spanish-speaking mission for the LDS Church in the Spanish American mission. He served in the U.S. Air Corp as a pilot during World War II. As a Second Lieutenant, Leonard returned to Salt Lake City, where he reunited with a sister missionary, from his earlier LDS mission, and married Eileen Felix. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple on April 20, 1945. They have been eternally married for sixty-five years.
Leonard graduated from BYU with a degree in Economics and went on to a successful career with the Utah Farm Bureau. He was promoted to the American Farm Bureau, and assigned supervision for all states west of the Mississippi and served there for thirty-two years.
He has been an active member of the LDS Church and a frequent Temple attendee.
Leonard is survived by his beloved wife, Eileen Felix Johnson, his four children, Elena Smith of Dallas, Texas; Kent Felix Johnson of Salt Lake City; Mary Ann Franson of Provo; and Leonard Dee Johnson of Salt Lake City. Leonard and Eileen adore their nineteen grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at Berg Mortuary of Orem, 500 North State Street. Friends may call at the mortuary one hour prior to the services.
Interment at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake County, Utah.
Published in the Daily Herald on May 15, 2010.
Leonard was born in Fort Sam Houston, Texas on April 7, 1920. He was the third child of thirteen children. He served a Spanish-speaking mission for the LDS Church in the Spanish American mission. He served in the U.S. Air Corp as a pilot during World War II. As a Second Lieutenant, Leonard returned to Salt Lake City, where he reunited with a sister missionary, from his earlier LDS mission, and married Eileen Felix. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple on April 20, 1945. They have been eternally married for sixty-five years.
Leonard graduated from BYU with a degree in Economics and went on to a successful career with the Utah Farm Bureau. He was promoted to the American Farm Bureau, and assigned supervision for all states west of the Mississippi and served there for thirty-two years.
He has been an active member of the LDS Church and a frequent Temple attendee.
Leonard is survived by his beloved wife, Eileen Felix Johnson, his four children, Elena Smith of Dallas, Texas; Kent Felix Johnson of Salt Lake City; Mary Ann Franson of Provo; and Leonard Dee Johnson of Salt Lake City. Leonard and Eileen adore their nineteen grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at Berg Mortuary of Orem, 500 North State Street. Friends may call at the mortuary one hour prior to the services.
Interment at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake County, Utah.
Published in the Daily Herald on May 15, 2010.
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1917–2013
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William Julius Johnson
1918–2005
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Anthony Ivins Johnson
1921–2002
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Raymond Dale Johnson Sr
1922–1981
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Priscilla Johnson Cahoon
1923–2020
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Josephine Johnson Williams
1925–1957
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Beatrice Johnson
1928–1931
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Dean Moroni Johnson
1930–2002
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Keith Aaron Johnson
1932–1933
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Joyce Johnson
1934–1996
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Leah Annette Johnson Arnett
1936–2018
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