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Dora Chapman Johnson (Hymas)

Also Known As: "Dora Chapman Hymas"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Liberty, Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States
Death: September 01, 1965 (79)
Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho, United States
Place of Burial: Basalt, Bingham County, Idaho, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of William Alfred Hymas and Saloma Leanner Prescott
Wife of Hans Andrew Johnson
Mother of William Andrew Johnson
Sister of Walter Lorenzo Hymas; Saloma Luann Lyon; George Albert Hymas and Effie Jane Whitmill
Half sister of James Levi Prescott; John William Prescott; Byrum Heber Prescott; Saloma Luann Lyon; George Albert Hymas and 11 others

Managed by: Zackary Sands Hymas
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About Dora Chapman Johnson

  • Residence: ED 13 West Montpelier, Liberty, Ovid Precincts Montpelier city, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States - 1900
  • Residence: Basalt, , Idaho - 1910
  • Residence: Basalt, Bingham, Idaho, United States - 1920
  • Residence: Basalt, Bingham, Idaho - 1930
  • Residence: Same House - 1935
  • Residence: Basalt, Basalt Election Precinct, Bingham, Idaho, United States - 1940

SHELLEY, Sept. 2 - Dora Hymas Johnson, 79, Shelley, Bingham resident 62 years, widow of Hans Andrew Johnson died Wednesday in an Idaho Falls hospital where she had been confined for several years.

She was born Nov. 27, 1885, in Liberty, Idaho, daughter of William Alfred and Saloma Luanna Hammond Hymas.

She was married to Andrew Hans Johnson Oct. 22, 1902, in the Logan LDS Temple. Her husband died in June 1950.

The Johnson's moved to Basalt in 1903 where they farmed until they moved to Shelley in 1942.

Mrs. Johnson was active in the LDS Church, having been MIA president, Relief Society visiting teacher, and Primary and Sunday school teacher.

She served as an LDS Temple worker in Idaho Falls and in Mesa, Ariz., until ill heath prevented her working.

Two sons and two daughters survive, Clive Johnson, Salt Lake City; Reed Johnson, Twin Falls; Mrs. Wallace (Fae) Johnson, Shelley; and Mrs. Charles (Maida) Roos, Idaho Falls. Five children preceded her in death.

Twenty-one grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren survive.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Shelley 2nd Ward, with Bishop Arvil Millar officiating.

The family will meet friends Friday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. and Saturday morning at the Nalder Funeral Home.

Interment will be in Basalt Cemetery under the direction of the Nalder Funeral Home.

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Dora Chapman Johnson's Timeline

1885
November 27, 1885
Liberty, Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States
1912
March 13, 1912
Basalt, Bingham County, Idaho, United States
1965
September 1, 1965
Age 79
Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho, United States
September 4, 1965
Age 79
Basalt, Bingham County, Idaho, United States