Wayne
D Johnson
Wayne D Johnson, beloved husband, father,
grandfather and friend, passed peacefully on May 27, 2021 of causes incident to
age.
Born on the 27th of April, 1926 to Ezra Abraham Johnson and Viola Christena
Peterson in Ovid, Idaho, he was the youngest of three children. He attended Ovid
Elementary and graduated from Fielding High School. He also played on the Ovid
baseball team. Wayne was drafted into the Army and served for a period following
WWII.
Following his military service, he was called as a missionary for the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the Samoan Mission, serving most of his
time in the Cook Islands. He was sealed to his sweetheart Julia Annis Kearl for
time and eternity on June 10, 1964 in the Logan Temple. Most of Wayne's career
was spent at Monsanto in Soda Springs as a Maintenance Mechanic. He also managed
his family farm, raising beef cattle and putting up hay. He was a skilled welder
and metal worker and enjoyed spending time with family cutting firewood,
hunting, fishing, and going on annual vacations.
He was an active member of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day Saints throughout his life and faithfully served in a
number of Church callings including Bishop, High Councilor, Stake Presidency,
Region Welfare Agent and Patriarch. Later in life Wayne and Julie served as
senior missionaries in the New Zealand Auckland Mission. During this time Wayne
had the opportunity to give hundreds of patriarchal blessings to the Moari
people in the Cook Islands, where he had previously served. Wayne was preceded
in death by his parents, his sister Mona and brother Weldon. He is survived by
his wife of 56 years, Julie; his four children, Delmas Wayne (Julianne), Lori
Ann, David E and Tammy Lyn; 5 grandchildren, Whitney (Michael), Heather, Kyle,
Emily (Ian) and James; and 4 great-granddaughters.
Funeral services will be held Friday, June 4, 2021 at 12pm in the Liberty ward
meetinghouse. A viewing will be held prior, beginning at 10:30am. Interment will
be at the Ovid cemetery.