(Obituary compiled by Diane Day from information researched on the Internet, then enhanced via email by her youngest son, Benjamin.)
Nancy Ann Johnson was born Jan. 15, 1947 in Salt Lake City, UT. She was adopted Feb. 10th, 1948 by James and Deseret Gedge Johnson. Nancy married James Charles Hill, DDS on May 31, 1968 in Logan, UT. She was the mother of five adorable boys: James Travis, Jeremy, Charles Isaac, KC, and Benjamin T, the youngest of whom was only four at her passing. Words from her son, Ben, "Nancy was a person who made lifelong friends. The people who supported us through that tough time, still talk about her like she was here yesterday, even though it has been nearly 40 years."
One block from home, on Aug. 22, 1982, 35-year-old Nancy was involved in a horrific two-vehicle accident near Gridley, CA, caused by a drunk driver who ran a stop sign and broadsided their car. Nancy died instantly. Another's life was also taken and eight were injured. Her children as well as neighborhood kids were in her car.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Deseret Johnson 1913-1979. Nancy was survived by her husband, James Charles Hill, her five sons: Travis, Jeremy, Charlie, KC, and Ben, (plus 14 grandchildren to come), her father, James Alexander Johnson 1912-1991, a brother, David Allan Johnson, 1945-2004 and her brother Michael Herbert Johnson, 1949-2000. She is buried in the Gridley-Biggs Cemetery, in Butte County, CA.
This picture was taken a few months before the accident
Nancy, Travis, Jeremy, Charlie, KC, and Ben.
These are her five boys and husband, James, at Ben's graduation
in 1996. L to R Jeremy, KC, James, Benjamin, Travis, Charlie.
PLEASE DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE
