Rita Skousen Johnson
June 9th 1913 – February 20th 2015
Rita Skousen Johnson was born on June 9th 1913 in Colonia Juarez. She was the seventh of 12 children born to Daniel Skousen and Sarah Ann Spilsbury Skousen. She was born at the “Old Mill” a mile south of the old elementary school.
After graduating from the Juarez Stake Academy in 1931, Rita attended Gila Junior College in Thatcher, Arizona where she graduated in 1934. After Gila Junior College Rita attended B.Y.U graduating in the class of 1939.
Rita taught at the Juarez Stake Academy for 20 years. She and Leroy served several missions including missions in Mexico City South, Mexico City Visitor’s Center, Saucillo Chihuahua, and Ecuador North.
She married Leroy Johnson on June 9th 1942 in the Mesa Temple. She and Leroy were the parents of eight children. Rita Maree (Johnson) Vance, Joan (Johnson) Jameson, Daniel Leroy Johnson, Linda Lee (Johnson) Payne, David Owen Johnson, Lester Floyd Johnson, Walter Lynn Johnson, and Greer Fay Johnson.