Johnson, Wanda Whatcott, 1907-1995

Wanda Whatcott Johnson (1907-1995) was a graduate of LDS Business College and an active member in her church and community.

Wanda Whatcott Johnson was born 4 December 1907 to Alfred Whatcott and Edna Brunson in Fillmore, Utah. Shortly after her birth her family moved to Kanosh, where her father grew up. He was a barber. She was the oldest of six children. She attended LDS Business College and graduated in 1927. Blaine Johnson, a friend from her teenage years in Fillmore, proposed marriage to her after he came home from his mission, and they were married 28 May 1928. They had six children together. She was in the PTA for many years, was very active in relief society, made floats for parades, tailored her kids clothes, and many other activities as a wife, mother, and community and church member. She died 25 June 1995.

From the guide to the Oral history interview with Wanda Whatcott Johnson, 1986, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)