1923 ~ 2004
Dean Smith Farnsworth, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend, passed away on January 2, 2004.
Dean was born in Beaver City, Utah on January 6, 1923 to S. Taylor and Kathleen Smith Farnsworth. After graduating from Beaver High, he attended BYU for one year and then enlisted in the Marine Corps, later transferring to the Navy to serve in World War II. After an honorable discharge, he returned home to serve an LDS mission to the Eastern States for two years. At the conclusion of his mission, he married Miriam Young on November 3, 1948 in the Salt Lake Temple. He finished his education at BYU and graduated in 1950.
Dean and Miriam moved to Hunter (West Valley City) in 1952 where they raised their six children. Dean was an active member of the LDS church and served faithfully in many callings including a member of the North Jordan and Hunter Stake Presidencies and also as a Bishop. He worked for Phillips Petroleum Company for 31 years. After retiring, he and Miriam were called as missionaries in the Utah Salt Lake City Mission. Later he was able to pursue his favorite hobby full-time, which was gardening. He loved the Lord, his family and his friends. He was cheerful, hard-working, had a great sense of humor and supported his children in all their many activities.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Allen; sister, Barbara; and granddaughter, Sara. Dean is survived by his loving wife, Miriam and six children, Richard (Becky), Jeffrey (Patricia), Orem; Edith (Douglas) Nelson, Spokane, Wash; Kathleen (Douglas) Fuller, Beavercreek, Ohio; Elizabeth (Bryan) Jackson, West Valley; Ann (Greg) Sorenson, Riverton; 30 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; sister, Thelma Priday; three brothers, Bill, Karl and Lynn; sister-in-law, Barbara Farnsworth and brother-in-law, Max Robinson.
Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, January 7, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at the S. L. Hunter Stake Center, 3737 South 5600 West. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6-8:00 p.m. at Valley View Funeral Home, 4335 West 4100 South and from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. prior to the service at the Church. The family wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to the management and staff at Utah State Veterans Nursing Home and Hospice for Utah for their tender care during the last five years.
Dean's greatest counsel to his children whenever they left home was "Remember who you are, where you're from, and what you represent." Interment: Valley View Memorial Park.