Mark Virgil FRANCOM b. 20 May 1915 Elwood, Box Elder, Utah d. 24 May 2009 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah: Francom Family Genealogy

1915 - 2009

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Birth	20 May 1915	Elwood, Box Elder, Utah
Gender	Male
Died	24 May 2009	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Buried	30 May 2009	Tremonton, Box Elder, Utah [1]
Buried	Tremonton Riverview Cemetery
Person ID	I393	Francom cousins \| Descendents of Joseph William Francom, Descendents of Mark Virgil Francom
Last Modified	03 Jun 2010

Father	Joseph William FRANCOM, b. 7 Oct 1869, Payson, Utah, Utah , d. 12 Apr 1947, St. George, Washington, Utah
Mother	Mary Ann COLE, b. 17 Feb 1871, Nephi, Juab, Utah , d. 8 Dec 1968, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah
Married	6 Feb 1895	Manti, Sanpete, Utah
Photos		Francom, Joseph William family
		Francom, Joseph William family
		FRANCOM, Joseph William family Courtesy of Donna Cornia
		FRANCOM, Joseph William family Courtesy of Donna Cornia
		FRANCOM, Joseph William family Courtesy of Donna Cornia
		FRANCOM, Joseph William family Courtesy of Donna Cornia
		FRANCOM, Joseph William: Family home in Elwood, Box Elder, Utah Courtesy of Donna Cornia
		FRANCOM, Joseph William: Family home in Elwood, Box Elder, Utah Courtesy of Donna Cornia
Family ID	F88	Group Sheet

Family 1 Virginia Helen STOLER, b. 1 Jun 1920, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana , d. 25 May 1960, Logan, Cache, Utah

Married 14 Feb 1938 Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana

Children

	1. T. FRANCOM
	2. V.A. FRANCOM
	3. W. FRANCOM
	4. D. FRANCOM

Photos

FRANCOM, Mark Virgil family photo
Courtesy of Dennis Francom

Family ID F213 Group Sheet

Family 2	Mildred DRAKE, b. 5 Sep 1912, Clinton, Davis, Utah , d. 23 Jan 2004, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Married	15 Jun 1962	LOGAN
Last Modified	19 Jun 2006
Family ID	F214	Group Sheet

Photos		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
		FRANCOM, Virgil & Virginia Courtesy of Farrel Francom
		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
		FRANCOM kids Taken from Farrel Francom's slide collection
		STOLER, Virginia H. First wife of Mark Virgil Francom. Photo taken during high school (c. approx. 1920.)
		FRANCOM, M. Virgil
		FRANCOM brothers Glen, Wayne, Virgil, Farrel
		FRANCOM: Dee, Virgil, Farrel, Wayne(?) Courtesy of Donna Cornia
		FRANCOM, Virgil & Virginia Courtesy of Donna Cornia
		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
		FRANCOM, Mark Virgil & Virginia Courtesy of Dennis Francom

Headstones

Francom, Mark Virgil
Status: Located

Histories		FRANCOM, Mark Virgil: Autobiography (Microsoft Word document) Courtesy of Meg Brady, Department of English, University of Utah
Histories		FRANCOM, Mark Virgil: Autobiography (PDF file) Courtesy of Meg Brady, Department of English, University of Utah

Sources

[S5] Obituaries.
Tremonton, UT - Our sweet, loving father and grandfather, Mark Virgil Francom, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2009 from natural causes. His body slowly wore out after 94 years of active life.

Virgil was born May 20 1915, in Elwood, Utah, the son of Joseph William and Mary Ann Cole Francom. He was the ninth and last surviving child in a family of ten children, seven boys and three girls.

Virgil graduated from Bear River High School in 1923. He served an LDS mission in the Northern States. While serving in Fort Wayne, Indiana, he met Virginia Helen Stoler. Following his mission, he returned to Indiana, they courted, were married February 14, 1938. They moved to Utah where they were sealed in the Temple. They were blessed with four daughters. During WWII the family moved back to Indiana where he worked for General Electric making tools for the war effort. Returning to Utah, Virgil purchased the family wheat farm near Snowville and settled his family in Tremonton. On May 25, 1960, his wife, Virginia died of cancer.

He married Mildred Drake Lindsey June 15, 1962, bringing three lovely daughters to the family. At the age of 65, he retired and he and Mildred moved to North Ogden, then to Palm Springs, St. George, and finally Salt Lake City. They found each move to be an enjoyable experience, always making new friends. Mildred died January 3, 2004.
Virgil was a man of great faith and active all his life in various Church callings. For a period of 22 years he was either a bishop, in a bishopric or a high councilman. He was a teacher and a great example. Eight of the men called to serve with him served as bishops. He especially enjoyed working with the Young Men, using campfire settings to teach them the gospel and took pride in their successful lives.

Virgil loved music and sang in a beautiful tenor voice. While a young man in Fort Wayne, Indiana, he sang on the city's major radio station. He sang on church assignments and at funerals. He especially enjoyed hearing his four daughters sing together.

Virgil is survived by seven daughters: Sunny Lindsey Payne, Philadelphia, PA; Tamera Francom, Richmond, VA; Sally Lindsey Woodward (Arlan) Brazil; Vicki Francom Pierson (Dallis) Australia; Wendy Francom Houck (Jerry), Salt Lake City, UT; Jan Lindsey Woolley (Craig), Park City, UT; and Dawn Francom Cutler (Bruce-deceased), North Ogden, UT. He has 30 grandchildren, 58 great-grandchildren, and two great, great-grandchildren. Virgil spent his life in loving service to his family, friends and Heavenly Father. He will be missed and forever loved.

Our family wishes to express our deepest gratitude to Cheri Uzzel, Dee Horne, and the entire staff at Alta Ridge in Holladay for the extraordinarily tender expressions of love and care given our father in his last difficult days.

A funeral service will be held Saturday, May 30, 2009 2:00 p.m. at Tremonton 1st Ward Chapel, 166 North Tremont Street, Tremonton with Bishop Wayne C. Larsen officiating. Family and friends may call from 12:00 (noon) to 1:40 p.m. at the church. Interment will be at the Tremonton Riverview Cemetery.
Courtesy of http://obit.nelsonfuneralhome.com; copied 8 Aug 2009.