Dixie Johnson Clark Obituary (1926 - 2015)

Dixie Johnson Clark, beloved wife and mother, peacefully passed away February 8, 2015. She was born January 4, 1926 in Richmond, Utah, to Monte Leroy Johnson and Margaret Merne Rowland. Her best friends were her mother and her sister, Marva. She learned to dance (and taught dance), enjoyed opera (on the radio), theater and family reunions; during the depths of the Depression, she lived briefly with her grandparents (Raymond C. Rowland and Matilda Johansen) in Ogden. She graduated from North Cache High School with honors (1943) and attended LDS Business College while residing in the Beehive House. Dixie was working at Rio Grande Lumber where, in 1950, she met Ray Clark; on July 7, 1951, they were married in Evanston, Wyoming. They raised their four sons in Murray, Utah: Scott Hancock (Mary Beth); James Ray (Mary); Mark Johnson (deceased); and Travis Monte (Michelle). Ray and Dixie were sealed in the Jordan River Temple on November 15, 2000. Dixie and Ray worked hard to support their family; her employers included New York Life, Lahana & Co., Bennett Leasing, Northwest Pipeline and Upper Colo. River Comm. She and Ray served in the Temple and fulfilled many assignments faithfully. Dixie was passionate about travel (Mexico, Europe, Australia, Hawaii, Palestine, Egypt), her "little club," and genealogy; she published a history of the Pickett family and did prodigious research on ancestral lines. She is survived by her eternal companion and her siblings: Marva Johnson Manuel (Tom); and Curtis Monte Johnson (Susan). She has 30 grandchildren (2 deceased), and 32 great-grandchildren (2 deceased). Dixie was a disciple of the Savior who tried to follow the precepts of the Gospel; 16 of her descendants served or are serving as missionaries. Services will be held at noon, Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at the South Cottonwood 12th Ward, 6180 South Glenoaks Street (850 East), Murray. Ray will greet friends and family at the Ward chapel on Tuesday evening (February 17) from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM, and from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM prior to the service. Interment at Murray City Cemetery. Tributes can be sent to Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, and online condolences may be shared at www.jenkins-soffe.com Funeral Home: Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary-Murray 4760 So. State Street Murray, UT