January 30, 1937 — September 6, 2025 (age 88)
A much-loved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and uncle, Franklin Dee Farnsworth 88, of Grace, Idaho, passed away peacefully at his home September 6, 2025 with his family present. He was born January 30, 1937 in Arcadia, Utah, youngest of 11 children to Philo Taylor Farnsworth and Hazel Thayne. He graduated from Altamont High School in 1956. Following graduation, he attended Dixie College where he played football and basketball and received an Associate’s in Forestry in 1958. Upon graduation, Dee entered the US Army and served from 1959-1963 and received an Honorable Discharge.
Dee met the love of his life, Eileen Marie Pinkston while both were working at the Robinson Bar Ranch on the Salmon River, in Idaho in 1962. They marrie