Raelynn LeFevre Johnson Obituary (1939

Raelynn LeFevre Johnson returned to her husband’s arms on Friday, June 6, 2025. She passed at home with her children at her side. Raelynn was born in Circleville, Utah in her childhood home on July 9, 1939. Her early years were filled with family, music, and outdoor adventures with parents Ike LeFevre and Ada Nay. She was a proud Panguitch Bobcat cheerleader, and always rooted for her alma mater. She met Bill Johnson in Panguitch, they married on August 2, 1958, and they never left each other’s side. They were later sealed in the St. George Temple on May 14, 2011. Bill’s work would take them to Oklahoma, Montana, and Wyoming. They finally came back to Utah, settling in Paragonah. It was difficult for Raelynn to be away from her family while away from Utah, but she made lifelong friends wherever they went. Raelynn was fond of saying how much she cherished her friendships. Raelynn was a lover of history. She always had a notebook in her purse in case she learned something and needed to write it down. She encouraged everyone she met to write down their story. Raelynn did just that. She researched, interviewed, and wrote many people’s life stories. Many of these stories fill genealogy books, and are now on ancestry, for her posterity to always have as a gift of her heart and time. Raelynn used her talent for writing and love of history, and was part of the team that published “A Memory Bank for Paragonah 1851-1990.” She was very proud of the many years she served on the Paragonah Civic Committee. She also started an annual Armistice Day program in Paragonah that brought Paragonah and neighboring communities together. She would spend weeks finding speakers, histories to share, and build a program that would honor those that served in the military for this country. Raelynn also enjoyed being a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. Raelynn rejoiced in the opportunity to serve in callings for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She served as Stake Primary President while in Wyoming, covering a vast area of the state. While in that calling, she created a teacher training program for the Stake. Raelynn had a teacher heart, and also cherished her time over the years as a Relief Society teacher. She would spend hours studying and preparing her lessons. Raelynn had a strong testimony and deeply loved her Savior, Jesus Christ. Raelynn’s home was filled with books and rocks. It was often hard to leave her home after a visit without a book or a rock in hand. She shared her love of books by starting Literary Club in Paragonah, and was a reading member for many years. Raelynn had a great talent for embroidery and crochet. She rarely left home without a bag of crochet to work on while in the car. Many people were recipients of gifts of her beautiful hand work. Raelynn’s greatest joy was her family. She was a proud mother of three children and four grandchildren. She loved when people visited her home, and they always would get an update on her family. Raelynn leaves a legacy of love and service in her children. Raelynn is survived by her children, Curt (Melody) Johnson and Joni (Phillip) Brinkerhoff; two grandchildren Scotty Johnson and Kasiah Brinkerhoff. She is preceded in death by her husband William Johnson; their son William Kent Johnson; grandchildren Woodruff John Brinkerhoff and Phillip Kent Brinkerhoff. Her parents Ike LeFevre and Ada Nay; her brother Jerold LeFevre and sister LaRayne Lindsay. A celebration of life will be held on her birthday, July 9, 2025 in the Paragonah LDS Church Cultural Hall at 10:00a.m.. Grave Side services in Panguitch Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. on August 2, 2025.