H. Arthur Johnson Jr

H. Arthur Johnson, Jr. 1927 a€" 2008

KAYSVILLE - H. Arthur Johnson, Jr., cherished husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on September 8, 2008. Arthur was born on July 25, 1927 to H. Arthur and Lillie Cicely Marie Hansen Johnson. Following graduation from South High, he served in the Navy during World War II. He married his high school sweetheart, Evelyn Dawn Lindsay, on March 19, 1947 in the Salt Lake Temple.

He attended the University of Utah and became an aerospace engineer. In 1955 he made his home in Kaysville. He worked at Hill AFB until his retirement in 1989. He loved his country, served as Mayor of Kaysville City and other civic capacities. As an active member of his church, he served faithfully in many callings, including Bishop of the Sunset Ward. He and his wife, Evelyn, served a mission in France and worked in the Ogden Temple.

Dad made his children and grandchildren feel loved and appreciated as individuals, and treated the in-laws like they were his own. He loved people, and took time to greet friends, co-workers and acquaintances with warmth and respect. He is known for being fair, honest and a man of his word. He took pleasure in spending time at the family cabin, and enjoyed hunting and camping with his family and dear friends. He spent many happy hours oil painting and working in his wood shop. His greatest joy and source of pride is the family he created with his angel wife.

Our father was preceded in death by his parents and sisters Erma Clayton, Vivian Green, Thelma Timmerman, Marva Wayman and Lois May Midgley; survived by his wife Evelyn Dawn Lindsay and his children Dawn (Jesse) Steele, David (Kathy) Johnson, Robert (Willa) Johnson of Logan, Patricia (Michael) Lawrence of Salt Lake City, Susan (Michael) Anderson of Logan, Karen (Neal) Hart, James (Cathy) Johnson of Paradise, Jamie Weeks (Denny Melancon), Catherine (Doug) Podkin of Vacaville, CA, and Christina (Julio) Castro as well as his 51 grandchildren and 59 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11 a.m. at the Kaysville West Stake Center, 270 West Burton Lane. Friends and family may call Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lindquist''s Kaysville Mortuary, 400 North Main and Saturday from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. at the church.

Interment, Kaysville City Cemetery where military honors will be accorded.

We wish to thank McKay Dee Hospital, Hospice and the Kaysville City Fire Department. In leiu of flowers, please send donations to the LDS missionary fund.