Eudora Mitchell Johnson is one of the most amazing women ever. She has led a life of kindness and service to her husband and family inspiring many.
She was born December 14, 1913 and is the fifth child and first daughter born to Vernon Mitchell and Eudora Allgood. She was a city girl, born and raised in downtown Salt Lake in the time of street cars and "Peter Rabbit Show."
Dora started school at the age of four ½, tagging along with her older brothers. There was no room in kindergarten so they moved her and two other students to first grade. The three were later bumped again to second grade. She was determined to hold her grade and graduated at fifteen with her two older brothers.
As a young teenager, her mother unexpectedly passed away and as the oldest daughter, she became the substitute mother of the family for the next four years. She took care of her siblings and father with unconditional love, giving up her lifelong goal of going to college.
Her and her cousins would often go dancing on Fridays at the Odeon or Blue Bird, which is where she met her sweetheart. They planned to get married in Salt Lake but work called Russ back to Nevada.
On August 4, 1933, at age nineteen, she married Russel L. Johnson in Las Vegas and made her home in McKeeversville, Nevada. Russ was working on the Hoover Dam (they called it Boulder Dam).
Throughout their seventy-eight years of marriage, Russ and Dora traveled the world as he pursued his career. They lived in a variety of places, including Lake View, Oregon, where they ran a sheep ranch and apple orchard; Parker, Arizona, where they owned an ice cream Parlor called "The Sweet Shop"; Salt Lake City, Utah, where she worked for the Ninth Service Command at Fort Douglas during the war; and Saudi Arabia, where Russ spent fourteen years working for Aramco. While there, they adopted a son from Germany. They named their son Brian and were so excited to bring him home.
Dora was an accomplished pianist, skilled gardener, dedicated nutritionist, and kept an immaculate house. She was a devoted mother, supportive grandmother, and loving aunt who loved to talk about her family.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Russell L. Johnson; her son, Brian Johnson; and seven siblings, Vernon, Len, Ken, Howard, Jed Mitchell, Lila (Kendall) Ogilvie, Louise (Jim) Sharp, and Gilbert John Potter. She is survived by Carol (Dave Evans); her sister, Elda Potter; her grandchildren, Virginia (Tim) Allred, Robert (Yisel) Johnson, Russell Scott Johnson, and Melissa Johnson (Chris Perea); nine great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins whom she loved dearly.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., with a viewing at 10:00 a.m., on Saturday, January 24, 2015 in the Oakridge Farms Stake Center, 1955 South 350 East, Kaysville. There will be a viewing held on Friday, January 23, 2015 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Garner Funeral Home, 1001 11th Avenue, Salt Lake City.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on January 22, 2015.
She was born December 14, 1913 and is the fifth child and first daughter born to Vernon Mitchell and Eudora Allgood. She was a city girl, born and raised in downtown Salt Lake in the time of street cars and "Peter Rabbit Show."
Dora started school at the age of four ½, tagging along with her older brothers. There was no room in kindergarten so they moved her and two other students to first grade. The three were later bumped again to second grade. She was determined to hold her grade and graduated at fifteen with her two older brothers.
As a young teenager, her mother unexpectedly passed away and as the oldest daughter, she became the substitute mother of the family for the next four years. She took care of her siblings and father with unconditional love, giving up her lifelong goal of going to college.
Her and her cousins would often go dancing on Fridays at the Odeon or Blue Bird, which is where she met her sweetheart. They planned to get married in Salt Lake but work called Russ back to Nevada.
On August 4, 1933, at age nineteen, she married Russel L. Johnson in Las Vegas and made her home in McKeeversville, Nevada. Russ was working on the Hoover Dam (they called it Boulder Dam).
Throughout their seventy-eight years of marriage, Russ and Dora traveled the world as he pursued his career. They lived in a variety of places, including Lake View, Oregon, where they ran a sheep ranch and apple orchard; Parker, Arizona, where they owned an ice cream Parlor called "The Sweet Shop"; Salt Lake City, Utah, where she worked for the Ninth Service Command at Fort Douglas during the war; and Saudi Arabia, where Russ spent fourteen years working for Aramco. While there, they adopted a son from Germany. They named their son Brian and were so excited to bring him home.
Dora was an accomplished pianist, skilled gardener, dedicated nutritionist, and kept an immaculate house. She was a devoted mother, supportive grandmother, and loving aunt who loved to talk about her family.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Russell L. Johnson; her son, Brian Johnson; and seven siblings, Vernon, Len, Ken, Howard, Jed Mitchell, Lila (Kendall) Ogilvie, Louise (Jim) Sharp, and Gilbert John Potter. She is survived by Carol (Dave Evans); her sister, Elda Potter; her grandchildren, Virginia (Tim) Allred, Robert (Yisel) Johnson, Russell Scott Johnson, and Melissa Johnson (Chris Perea); nine great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins whom she loved dearly.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., with a viewing at 10:00 a.m., on Saturday, January 24, 2015 in the Oakridge Farms Stake Center, 1955 South 350 East, Kaysville. There will be a viewing held on Friday, January 23, 2015 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Garner Funeral Home, 1001 11th Avenue, Salt Lake City.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on January 22, 2015.
Eudora Mitchell Johnson is one of the most amazing women ever. She has led a life of kindness and service to her husband and family inspiring many.
She was born December 14, 1913 and is the fifth child and first daughter born to Vernon Mitchell and Eudora Allgood. She was a city girl, born and raised in downtown Salt Lake in the time of street cars and "Peter Rabbit Show."
Dora started school at the age of four ½, tagging along with her older brothers. There was no room in kindergarten so they moved her and two other students to first grade. The three were later bumped again to second grade. She was determined to hold her grade and graduated at fifteen with her two older brothers.
As a young teenager, her mother unexpectedly passed away and as the oldest daughter, she became the substitute mother of the family for the next four years. She took care of her siblings and father with unconditional love, giving up her lifelong goal of going to college.
Her and her cousins would often go dancing on Fridays at the Odeon or Blue Bird, which is where she met her sweetheart. They planned to get married in Salt Lake but work called Russ back to Nevada.
On August 4, 1933, at age nineteen, she married Russel L. Johnson in Las Vegas and made her home in McKeeversville, Nevada. Russ was working on the Hoover Dam (they called it Boulder Dam).
Throughout their seventy-eight years of marriage, Russ and Dora traveled the world as he pursued his career. They lived in a variety of places, including Lake View, Oregon, where they ran a sheep ranch and apple orchard; Parker, Arizona, where they owned an ice cream Parlor called "The Sweet Shop"; Salt Lake City, Utah, where she worked for the Ninth Service Command at Fort Douglas during the war; and Saudi Arabia, where Russ spent fourteen years working for Aramco. While there, they adopted a son from Germany. They named their son Brian and were so excited to bring him home.
Dora was an accomplished pianist, skilled gardener, dedicated nutritionist, and kept an immaculate house. She was a devoted mother, supportive grandmother, and loving aunt who loved to talk about her family.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Russell L. Johnson; her son, Brian Johnson; and seven siblings, Vernon, Len, Ken, Howard, Jed Mitchell, Lila (Kendall) Ogilvie, Louise (Jim) Sharp, and Gilbert John Potter. She is survived by Carol (Dave Evans); her sister, Elda Potter; her grandchildren, Virginia (Tim) Allred, Robert (Yisel) Johnson, Russell Scott Johnson, and Melissa Johnson (Chris Perea); nine great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins whom she loved dearly.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., with a viewing at 10:00 a.m., on Saturday, January 24, 2015 in the Oakridge Farms Stake Center, 1955 South 350 East, Kaysville. There will be a viewing held on Friday, January 23, 2015 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Garner Funeral Home, 1001 11th Avenue, Salt Lake City.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on January 22, 2015.
She was born December 14, 1913 and is the fifth child and first daughter born to Vernon Mitchell and Eudora Allgood. She was a city girl, born and raised in downtown Salt Lake in the time of street cars and "Peter Rabbit Show."
Dora started school at the age of four ½, tagging along with her older brothers. There was no room in kindergarten so they moved her and two other students to first grade. The three were later bumped again to second grade. She was determined to hold her grade and graduated at fifteen with her two older brothers.
As a young teenager, her mother unexpectedly passed away and as the oldest daughter, she became the substitute mother of the family for the next four years. She took care of her siblings and father with unconditional love, giving up her lifelong goal of going to college.
Her and her cousins would often go dancing on Fridays at the Odeon or Blue Bird, which is where she met her sweetheart. They planned to get married in Salt Lake but work called Russ back to Nevada.
On August 4, 1933, at age nineteen, she married Russel L. Johnson in Las Vegas and made her home in McKeeversville, Nevada. Russ was working on the Hoover Dam (they called it Boulder Dam).
Throughout their seventy-eight years of marriage, Russ and Dora traveled the world as he pursued his career. They lived in a variety of places, including Lake View, Oregon, where they ran a sheep ranch and apple orchard; Parker, Arizona, where they owned an ice cream Parlor called "The Sweet Shop"; Salt Lake City, Utah, where she worked for the Ninth Service Command at Fort Douglas during the war; and Saudi Arabia, where Russ spent fourteen years working for Aramco. While there, they adopted a son from Germany. They named their son Brian and were so excited to bring him home.
Dora was an accomplished pianist, skilled gardener, dedicated nutritionist, and kept an immaculate house. She was a devoted mother, supportive grandmother, and loving aunt who loved to talk about her family.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Russell L. Johnson; her son, Brian Johnson; and seven siblings, Vernon, Len, Ken, Howard, Jed Mitchell, Lila (Kendall) Ogilvie, Louise (Jim) Sharp, and Gilbert John Potter. She is survived by Carol (Dave Evans); her sister, Elda Potter; her grandchildren, Virginia (Tim) Allred, Robert (Yisel) Johnson, Russell Scott Johnson, and Melissa Johnson (Chris Perea); nine great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins whom she loved dearly.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., with a viewing at 10:00 a.m., on Saturday, January 24, 2015 in the Oakridge Farms Stake Center, 1955 South 350 East, Kaysville. There will be a viewing held on Friday, January 23, 2015 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Garner Funeral Home, 1001 11th Avenue, Salt Lake City.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on January 22, 2015.
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