Diane Elizabeth Johnson Allsop, Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Sister, Aunt, and Friend passed away after a courageous two-year battle with Lung Cancer. She passed away peacefully in her home on April 2, 2021. She was 67 years old.
Diane was born on November 5, 1953, in Astoria, Oregon at the U.S. Naval Hospital. Her parents are Irvin Crandall Johnson and Juanita Teresa Caldwell Johnson. Her Father was finishing a twenty-year career with the U.S. Navy at the time of her birth. Diane also has two older sisters and two younger brothers.
Diane spent her early years in Blackfoot, Idaho. She attended grade school and church in the Groveland area. When she was 8 years old, she was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Diane graduated from Blackfoot High School with the class of 1972. She was also a 4-year Seminary graduate. Diane attended Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho for one year. Diane married Clifford Fairchild, her high school sweetheart, on May 25, 1973. They had 6 children and after 18 years of marriage they later divorced in November 1991. They remained good friends until Cliff passed away on February 17, 2004.
Diane met Michael Reed Allsop and they were married on February 14, 1992. Together they blended 12 children. After nearly 24 years together, Reed passed away on November 8, 2014. Diane worked for Steve Christensen for 12 years at Tina’s Hallmark in his Ogden and Bountiful stores, a
job she loved! She also worked at Clearfield High School in the kitchen as a cook and server until her lung cancer diagnosis on July 29, 2019.
Diane was a devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and held a number of callings over the years. Her faith was a great source of comfort and strength for her during her cancer battle.
Diane loved her family and family gatherings! She always said her children were her greatest accomplishment and she appreciated all the love and support they and their partners offered her when she became widowed and during her cancer journey. Her grandchildren held a very special place in her heart and she had pictures of all 26 of them displayed in her home. Diane enjoyed reading, doing jigsaw puzzles, listening to music-especially the oldies, playing the piano, watching and attending Utah Jazz games, decorating her home for the holidays, traveling, and going on
camping trips with her family. She cherished the time she spent with her family.
Diane is preceded in death by: Husbands; Clifford Fairchild and Michael Reed Allsop, Parents; Irvin and Juanita Johnson, Step-Son Benjamin Allsop, Parents in Law; Clarence and Antonia Fairchild, and Lewis and Dorothy Allsop, Brothers-in-Law Arnold Peart, Charles Allsop, and Bart Bailey, Sister-in-Law Eileen Allsop, Nephew Jared Peart. Diane is survived by: her children; Angie (James) Evans, Amy Pierce, Michael (Sarah “CJ”) Fairchild,
Daniel (Stacey) Fairchild, Cameron (Elizabeth) Fairchild, Teresa Fairchild (Mike Ellis), Step-children; Brandon (Jody) Allsop, Daniel (Shannon) Allsop, Lisa Allsop-James (Jimmy Shelley), Stephanie (Thomas) Hatrick, Meagan Allsop (Dwaine Still). 23 Grandchildren and 3 Great-grandchildren. Her siblings: Pat Bailey, Shery (Ernie) Bahem, Gary (Rosie) Johnson, and Greg (Jenny) Johnson. Siblings in law: Bill (Vivian)
Allsop, Ann Peart, Edna (Lynn) Henke.
There will be a viewing held on Friday, April 9, from 6-8 p.m. at the Ward Meeting House Diane attended. It is located at 1245 S 1175 E, Clearfield, UT 84015. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, April 10, at 11:00 a.m., at Larkin Sunset Gardens Mortuary located at 1950 E 10600 S, Sandy, UT 84092. There will be a viewing prior to the funeral services from 9:30 – 10:45 a.m.
**Please note that there are two different locations for Friday visitation and Saturday visitation/
funeral service**
To watch the service on line please select the watch zoom service button at the to right side of the obituary. She will be interred at Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery following the funeral services. The family would like to express our sincere gratitude to the medical personnel with the Utah
Hematology and Oncology offices as well as the Huntsman Cancer Institute for the great care they provided to our Mother.
I extend my deepest sympathies to you and your family. May the soul of your mother be at peace with our Heavenly Father.
I am so sorry for your loss. What a wonderful woman. My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time may it bring you comfort and peace.
You are so loved by many ❤ such a sweet person who was so devoted to your family. Thank you for having a great impact in my daughter's life. I am thankful for our Mommy daughter date to Shania Twain. I WILL FOREVER REMEBER ❤ rest easy 💗
I am so sorry for your loss. Your mother was so sweet. I worked with her at Clearfield high school and she was always a delight.. I hope you all have wonderful memories of Diane. I will always remember her sweet smile, kind words and friendliness to everyone.
To Diane's Family,
I just want you all to know how special I thought your Mom was. She truly was one of those angelic people you feel so blessed to have known. I thought of her as a real friend and such a sweet, wonderful person. You were blessed to have such a wonderful Mother! May God comfort you in your loss and know that there are many of us praying for your well-being and happiness. The good part is that we all know we will see her again!
Diane was a great neighbor 👏 and friend. She will be deeply missed 😢 💔. She talked a lot about her blended 👪 family and how much she loved them. She was a great person and friend. My daughter wendy and i will miss you with all our 💕 ♥️ hearts.
We knew and loved Diane from Ivins when you kids were young was always living and kind to everyone.
I will say I felt the angelic spirit she radiated we have had several good posts it was easy to be drawn to her .She was a special spirit I will miss her terribly
May your hearts be filled with all the blessings your Mother has given and shared throughout her lifetime. May your ♥️ heal with a quickness. May it ease your mind that is she is no longer suffering and she is in Heaven living the dream we all hope to attain in our lives.
I want to send heartfelt well wishes for healing hearts from the loss of one of the most beautiful women I know inside and out.
May the good memories of your Mother, Diane, live like a beacon of light and live in your hearts forever. Our Father in Heaven had another plan. Sometimes life can be to much to bare. The world is so easy to see the dark in everything and some find it very difficult to find the tiniest of light, (sometimes me).
He , Our Father, loves you all and knows you will all be okay. He would not want you all to be sad and live in regrets of what could we have done.
You must have faith beyond any reasoning. You have Angels on your back and God on your side. He loves you and your dear Mother, daughter, sister, friend, grandma etc.
I am sending my Sympathies and every time you feel sad. When you see a Butterfly 🦋 they are kisses every time you need a kiss 💋 from her. Birds a chirping saying hello. Every star that shines tells you, you are beautiful as they are and one day you will be someone’s light too. Every heart rock, heart in the clouds, heart in the sand etc. is me hugging you Diane and your loved ones you left behind. We love you and miss you deeply. I know you are in the loving arms of our Savior and loved ones who have been awaiting your return.
❤️ n 🤗🙏🦋✨🦅
Much love ❤️ n Hugs 🤗
Wendy Ferguson
XOXO
I extend my deepest sympathies to you and your family. May the soul of your mother be at peace.
Diane was a truly wonderful person and friend to me. Our times together were always fun and fulfilling. The mark of a gracious daughter of God was that she always made the person she was with feel like they were her best friend. I had the great privilege of that feeling for these last several years. My love and sympathy to all who call her mother, sister, or friend! ❤️
