Ella Mae Humes Johnson Batchelor Obituary (1934

An angelic heart stopped beating and left behind a legacy of love, kindness, and compassion. We will miss you ‘til we meet again. Our dear mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother, sister, friend, and neighbor Ella Mae (Tean) Humes Johnson Batchelor passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 11, 2024, after a short stay at the Courtyard at Jamestown Assisted and Senior Living Center in Provo. We wish to thank them for their sincere, loving, and attentive care of her during her time there. Ella was born in Fruitland, Utah on June 3, 1934, by midwife, on her family’s 180-acre ranch. Her ancestors settled in Fruitland, which made it more special to have a place where she spent many years making memories with her family. She attended school in Duchesne, Utah until her Junior year, when she moved to American Fork with her sister. While in American Fork, at the age of 16, she was the captain of the girls’ basketball team. While there she went on a blind date with DuWayne Johnson. Of that date, Ella quotes “my cousin Leah Faucett talked me into going on a blind date with a DuWayne Johnson of Provo. I think DuWayne and I both fell in love on the first date.” After three months they were married on December 27, 1950. They were later sealed in the Mount Timpanogos Temple in 1999. After DuWayne’s passing in 2007, she married Don Batchelor and spent 10 years with him until his passing in 2021. She is survived by her brother Jim (Lena Jean) Humes, her children Karen (Albert -deceased) Kinsey, Linda (Kent) Pendleton, Steve (Kate) Johnson; 19 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren and 12 great-great grandchildren. Preceded in death by her parents, 9 siblings, her first husband DuWayne Johnson, second husband Don Batchelor, son Larry, daughter Charlotte Ann, son-in-law Albert Kinsey, and grandson Wesley Kent Pendleton. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m., Saturday May 18, 2024 at the Grandview 6th Ward Chapel, 1600 North 1880 West, Provo, Utah. The family will receive friends from 10:30-11:15 a.m. prior to services. She will be laid to rest next to her husband DuWayne at the Provo City Cemetery. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.bergmortuary.com.