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Mavis Johns obituary Mavis Johns was an infant school teacher who was much involved in the musical world of her local community Mavis Johns was an infant school teacher who was much involved in the musical world of her local community CathyJohns Wed 10 Mar 2021 12.32 EST Last modified on Wed 17 Mar 2021 15.21 EDT My mother, Mavis Johns, who has died aged 95, was a teacher who brought her passion for music-making to her community in north Wales. Mavis was born in Battersea, south London, to Doro...

95-year-old Mavis Johns of Gwyddelwern, near Corwen, died on Christmas eve. She was the widow of Paul Johns, a fellow well-known music teacher and great cricketer well-known in the area who died in 2012, aged 86. Together, the pair, married in 1954, had ran a post office in Gwyddelwern after taking it over in 1974. They had learnt Welsh together after moving from the Midlands to North Wales and became influential in teaching many a young budding musician how to play the piano and the vi...