Dixie Ridd Johnson

Dixie Ridd Johnson passed away peacefully on April 4th, 2026, in Payson, Utah. She was born in Salina, Utah, on January 17, 1939, to George Miller Ridd and Clarice Taylor Ridd. Dixie loved living in Salina and was very active in school and community activities. She learned to play the piano and accordion when she was young and excelled in school. Dixie adored her parents, sisters and cousins and spoke of them often.

Dixie’s family moved to Salt Lake when she was in high school, and she graduated from Olympus High School. She met her future husband, Bryan Kent Johnson, at her high school Lagoon Day, and this began a beautiful love story that would continue for over 70 years and beyond.

Dixie took classes at LDS Business College and became a skilled secretary.

After spending a summer working at a ranch in Big Piney, Wyoming, Bryan proposed to Dixie, and they were married on January 10, 1957, and later sealed for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake Temple.

Bryan and Dixie had many adventures during their 69 years of marriage, including raising four children, building three houses, becoming real estate agents and both working for IFA, with Mom in the Salt Lake office and Dad managing the American Fork store.

Dixie was a wonderful and devoted mother, and her love for her husband and children was the focus of her life. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and taught in the Primary, Young Women and Relief Society organizations. She had a tender, caring and humble heart.

She also worked as a skilled secretary for over 20 years. She was dependable, hard working and organized at home and at work. Her warmth, sense of humor and devotion to her family were her trademarks.

Bryan and Dixie lived in Hunter, Alpine, Spring City and St. George, Utah, and formed many dear friendships in each of those places. They loved to travel and spend time in the mountains and on road trips.

Bryan and Dixie have been amazing parents, grandparents and great-grandparents who loved nothing more than spending time with family. Their love for their family and devotion to each other has been a blessing to us, and we are forever grateful for Mom's influence in our lives. We look forward to being with her again.

Dixie is survived by her husband, Bryan Kent Johnson, her sons Scott (Leslie) Johnson, Devin (Deanna) Johnson, and daughters Jaime (Craig) Clement and Valerie (Mike) Long, along with her sister Bunny (Dan) McArthur. She and Bryan have 18 grandchildren and 32 great- grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Clarice Ridd, her sister, LaDawn (Loring “Bud”) Nielson, and a grandson, Dustin Demoine Johnson.

Dixie will be laid to rest in the American Fork City Cemetery. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 10th, at 11:00 am at the Anderson and Sons Mortuary Lone Peak Chapel located at 6141 West 11000 North, Highland, Utah. Friends and family are invited to attend a viewing at the mortuary from 9:45 - 10:45 am on Friday prior to the service.

Our family would like to thank the many wonderful caregivers at Orchard View Assisted Living for their kindness and devotion to Bryan and Dixie these past few years. We are so grateful to them.