Joy Johnson

Joy Claire Jarman Johnson passed away May 7, 2011, at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center following a stroke. At her passing she was surrounded by her family.

Joy was born in March 18, 1937, the eldest child of Joseph Lester and Claire May Heimsley Jarman. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. She attended Garfield Elementary, East High School and graduated with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Secondary Education and a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Dance from the University of Utah.

She met her husband Reynold Johnson, while they were both teaching at Irving Jr. High School. They were married in the Salt Lake LDS Temple, February 1, 1968.

She started taking dance lessons at the age of three and at the age of five won the Utah State Fair Junior talent competition.

She danced with the Utah Civic Ballet (Later Ballet West) while in high school and throughout her college years. Reynold and Joy moved back to Star Valley where Joy started a dance school and later teamed up with Betty Astle in forming "The Dance Shoppe" a school for tap and ballet. She continued teaching dance until she ended her career with a final production of "The Nutcracker" Ballet in 2001.

An active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she held many positions. Later she and her husband served as Ordinance Workers in the Idaho Falls Temple. Joy is survived by her husband, Reynold, their children Mrs. Troy (Nan) Hyde of Riverton, Utah; Mrs. Ron (Wendy) Rollins of Denton, Texas; Shawn (Michele) Johnson of Smoot; 17 grandchildren and her brother Lynn Jarman of Salt Lake City.

Funeral Services will be held Saturday, May 14, at the Smoot Ward Chapel beginning at 12:30 p.m. A gathering for the family and friends will be held at Schwab Mortuary on Friday, May 13, from 7-9 p.m. and prior to the funeral on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. Joy's final resting place will be in the Smoot Cemetery.