Emily Louise Wilcox Johnson Emily Louise Johnson left this world to rejoin the love of her life, brothers, and beloved sister, July 11, 2019. She was 96.  Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 20 in the LDS Church located at 1875 N. 280 West, Orem. Family and friends may visit from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Walker Sanderson Funeral Home, 646 East 800 North, or from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Interment will be in Orem City Cemetery. Condolences may be offered and memories shared online with the family at  http://walkersanderson.com . Our mother, Louise, was born to William Henry Wilcox and Emily Barber Wilcox January 10, 1923, in Syracuse Utah. She was the 9th of 10 children, who all preceded her in death. As the youngest of two girls, she said she was "spoiled by her brothers and enjoyed it." Mom grew up on the family farm in Syracuse, Utah. She recalled there was a lot of work but she enjoyed all the fun things that can be found around a farm and barnyard. She especially liked riding horses and ice skating on the sloughs in winter.  She shared memories of riding a horse to elementary school in Syracuse, where a wood stove heated the room. She attended Davis High school playing the trombone in the band and graduated in 1941.  During World War II she worked at Hill Field to save money to attend Brigham Young University after the war ended. Our mother loved music and especially singing. In June 1946, she sang in a 500-voice women's choir during the LDS June Conference in the Salt Lake Tabernacle welcoming home service members returning from the war.  Following the war, she met the love of her life, Melvin Warren Johnson, while attending BYU. She said he was tall, good looking, unattached, and "made my heart skip beats."  At BYU they enjoyed singing together in a choir. They also loved the outdoors. Something she remembered they did together was climb Mt. Timpanogos and slide down the "glacier."  They were married March 28, 1949 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They headed to Chicago where Warren was working on a master's degree in accounting and took a job with the IRS. Their first child, Vickey, was born in Chicago in 1950. Later that year, they returned to Utah, living in the Salt Lake City area. The next child, Scott, was born in 1953. Warren's career in public service took the family to Richfield, Utah, where another child, Marilee, was born in 1954.  After moving to Orem, their last child, Kent, was born in 1958. They built a house on the remnant of the Johnson family farm in north Orem, where she would spend the rest of her life with a fantastic view of Mt. Timpanogos and her flowers. Warren died in February of 1971. At the age of 48, Louise became mother, provider and rock for her family. She took a job with the Internal Revenue Service in Provo, Utah, retiring when she was 68. Mom wrote that she "did her best to keep the family close to each other and help each achieve true happiness." She even took up cross-country skiing and snowmobiling to participate in activities with her kids. At the age of 50 she went backpacking with the family into the Grand Canyon. She loved the gospel of Jesus Christ and was always active in the LDS Church. She served in many callings and presidencies. In retirement she worked for many years in the Provo Temple and then the Timpanogos Temple. She loved family history/genealogy. Louise collected histories and stories that she shared with all her children and grandchildren. She was a long-time member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and belonged to the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is also a direct descendant of Pilgrims who arrived in the new world aboard the Mayflower . She enjoyed being surrounded by friends and family, especially her 38 grandchildren, great grandchildren and great, great grandchild. She would take the young ones into the backyard at night and hail mythical little people she called "brownies." From their tiny lighted houses in the bushes, they would respond to the song "Little Sir Echo," bringing treats to all the kids. She is survived by her daughter, Vickey Carlson and husband Dick Carlson; son, Scott Johnson; daughter, Marilee Jensen; son, Kent Johnson and wife Judy Johnson; nine grandchildren, two preceded her in death; 26 great grandchildren; and a great, great grandchild. The family would like to thank the many people who volunteered to help her in her last two months of life. The children of Louise Johnson