Mourning the Passing of Friends: Forthcoming Funeral Services

“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” ~ Helen Keller

Forthcoming funeral services are planned for the following friends from our community. Complete versions of these obituaries may be found in The Payson Chronicle and on our website at paysonchronicle.com.

Frank Argyle Beckstrom

Our father, Frank Argyle Beckstrom, age 98, passed away peacefully at home on October 29, 2016 surrounded by his children. 

He was born on May 5,1918 to Arch and Elizabeth Beckstrom in Benjamin, Utah and raised in Spanish Fork and Benjamin area. His later studies were at BYU, U of U and graduated in Pharmacy at Idaho State.

The day after Pearl Harbor was attacked he was drafted into the army. After special training was sent to Dakar, Africa to help build a 100 bed hospital. He worked as a pharmacist there until 9 months before the war ended the he was transferred to Khartoum Sudan to run a pharmacy there. He had many war stories like fishing in the Nile and travels into Egypt. 

After 5 years in Africa, WWII ended and he returned home. He met Helen Deon Powell in Payson, Utah. They were married June 13, 1948 and had 4 children.

In 1960, Frank and Helen opened Franks Pharmacy in Payson and stayed in business until his retirement at age 70.

Farming was always his love which he returned to after retirement and continued until shortly before his death. 

Frank is survived by his daughters  Jan (George)Cook of North Salt Lake, Kim (Mike) Parsons of Bountiful, and son Tracy of Payson, 6 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. 

He was proceeded in death by his wife Helen, daughter Shellie, parents and all his siblings, Clarence, Mary, Ila, Beth, Merrell, Leon, Wayne, and Blair. 

A Viewing will be held on Wednesday, November 2,2016 from 6-8 p.m. at Walker Funeral Home in Payson, 587 South 100 West. A Graveside Service will be held on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at 12 p.m. at the Payson City Cemetery. 

Condolences may be sent to the family at: www.walkerobits.com