Fay Hatch Johnson died February 6, 1999 after suffering a heart attack.
He was born in Hatch, Idaho, January 9, 1916, son of Melvin Lars and Camma Hatch Johnson. He lived in Hatch until he was eight years old, then moved to Richmond, Utah. He was the oldest of seven children. His parents were farmers. He served a mission in Germany during Hitler's Regime. He left Germany at the beginning of World War II and finished his mission in Tennessee. He graduated from Utah State University and earned his Master's Degree from the University of Utah. He was an elementary school principal in the Granite School District. He married the love of his life, Mercy Pack Sargent, March 13, 1942 in the Salt Lake Temple. Fay and Mercy had four children: Mercy Lynne (Roy) Buttorff, Gregory (Jayne), Vinson (Charsti), and Jerold (Carol). He was a strong man enduring four separate bypass operations. He served as Bishop of the Hawthorne Ward, Executive Secretary for the Sugar House Stake, and High Councilman of the Willow Creek Stake for the LDS Church. He taught by example.He is survived by his wife, Mercy, and their children and spouses; 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his two sisters, Nadine Anderson and Vea Albright. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Nason and Tex Johnson, and his sisters, Violet Larsen and Sarah Spackman. His greatest joy in life was his family.
He loved to travel and lived life to the fullest. Dad was a kind, loving person, and had a blessed life. He was a remarkable man. He was strong, brave, wise, and loyal. He leaves many special friends. He is loved dearly by his family and will be greatly missed. It's not so much the way he died, but the way he lived. And oh, how he lived!
Funeral services will be Tuesday, Feb. 9, 1999 at 12 noon in the Union 11th Ward, 1433 East Old Mission Rd (7930 So). Friends may call Monday 6-8 p.m. at the Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple and Tuesday at the Ward 11-11:45 a.m. Interment Salt Lake City Cemetery.
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