Kenneth Garth Beckstrom

• Residence: Same Place - 1935
• Residence: Bingham Canyon, Election Precinct 10, Salt Lake, Utah, United States - 1940
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Son of Charles Gowns Beckstrom and Agnes LoRee Deakin

Married Karon A. Morrill, 25 Oct 1954, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Obituary: Kenneth Garth Beckstrom, passed away on October 17, 2008.

He was born December 20, 1930 in Mount Pleasant, UT to Charles Gowns and Agnes LoRee Deakin Beckstrom. Kenneth graduated from Jordan High School in 1949. He is a Veteran of the Korean War serving as an MP from 1950 to 1952. Kenneth was a shovel operator for more than thirty four years at Kennecott Copper. He married Karon Morrill in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on October 25, 1954.

Kenneth is survived by his wife Karon, five children, Lynn of Midvale; Gayle of Richfield; Terri Ann Hansen of Centerville; Kent of Elisnore; Stan of Bountiful; one brother, Darrell of West Jordan; ten grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He helped raise four grandchildren; Josh, Elaine, Brandon, Tyler and great-grandchild Lily, the apple of G. pa's eye. He is preceded in death by his brother LaGrand of West Jordan; baby brother Darwin, one sister Myrle Foist of Silver City, New Mexico; and both parents.

Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 12:30 p.m. at the Bicknell LDS Chapel, with a viewing from 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 a.m. prior to services. Interment: Grover Cemetery.

Published in the Deseret News on 10/19/2008.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jun 4 2020, 21:04:33 UTC