Gary Benjamin Farnsworth

1940 - 2009  (68 years)

• Name	Gary Benjamin Farnsworth
  Born	28 Oct 1940	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Jun 2009	Provo, Utah, Utah
  	Gary Benjamin Farnsworth, 68, passed away June 26, 2009. He was born October 28, 1940 to Boyd Benjamin and Betsy Helen Johnson Farnsworth in Salt Lake City. He married Martha Raye Palmer, June 1976. He is survived by his wife; children: Makeesha Diane Farnsworth (Lopez), Mishayne Marie Farnsworth; step-children: Carol Xiemaine Quinton, Clesson Eugene Hill, Tonissa Lynn Hill, and Tiana Jean Hill; and 16 grandchildren. Memorial services, following cremation, will be held Friday, July 3, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. in the Manti 3rd Ward, (96 S Main). Friends may call at the church one hour prior to services. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com Published in Deseret News on 7/1/2009
  Person ID	I6502	Grow
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Boyd Benjamin Farnsworth,   b. 4 Dec 1911, Moab, Grand, Utah ,   d. 22 Jul 1950, Alameda, Alameda, California  (Age 38 years)
  Mother	Betsy Helen Johnson,   b. 4 Oct 1914, Lehi, Utah, Utah ,   d. 8 Oct 1989, Utah  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F4973	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Raye Palmer,   b. 14 Nov 1947, Preston, Franklin, Idaho ,   d. 16 Sep 2015, Riverton, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 67 years)
  Married	Jun 1976
  Children	1. Makeesha Diane Farnsworth   2. Mishayne Marie Farnsworth
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2013
  Family ID	F1940	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 28 Oct 1940 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Died - 26 Jun 2009 - Provo, Utah, Utah  = Link to Google Earth
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  My dad wasn't a physical person so when he liked you he would tease you but if he didn't then he would ignore you. Gary Benjamin Farnsworth Manti 1940 - 2009 Gary Benjamin Farnsworth, born October 28, 1940 to Boyd Benjamin and Betsy Helen Johnson Farnsworth in Salt Lake City, a loving son, husband, father, grandfather and great friend. We lost him June 26, 2009 at UVRMC in Provo. Shortly after his birth he and his mother moved to Santa Monica, CA where she raised him as a single mother for the first years of his life. He learned to love the ocean and became an excellent swimmer spending most of his time on the beaches. Growing up he attended military school. He enlisted in the navy in March, 1958 and proudly served his country. Gary enjoyed life to it's fullest traveling and experiencing the best this country has to offer. He married two times before returning to Salt Lake City and marrying his life partner Martha Raye Palmer in June of 1976. Together they raised her children Carol Xiemaine Quinton, Clesson Eugene Hill, Tonissa Lynn Hill, and Tiana Jean Hill. In 1978 they had their first daughter Makeesha Diane Farnsworth (Lopez). In 1980 they made their family complete with another daughter Mishayne Marie Farnsworth. They finished raising their children in the peace and quiet of Sanpete County. Gary spent his last few years enjoying retirement with his family but most enjoyable to him were his grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, six children, sixteen grandchildren, with one more on the way and his shadow, "Moose" (his dog). Preceded in death by his parents and step-daughter Brandy Lynn Hill.