Lieutenant Colonel Frankland James Kennard

Frankland James Kennard, age 91, passed away Tuesday, July 25, 1995 in Salt Lake City.

Born October 6, 1903 in Riverside, Utah, the second of nine children of Leonidas Hamlin Kennard, Jr. and Frances Catherine Frankland. Attended Box Elder High School and Brigham Young College (Logan, Utah); Utah State University (then "Agricultural College"), B.S. Music and Education, 1924; University of Utah Law School, L.L.B. (later awarded J.D.), 1948.Married Elinor Scholes, August 9, 1922 in the Logan LDS Temple. They had three children from that marriage: Winnifred, F. Ralph and Dorothy. Elinor died August 20, 1931. Married Reva Gladys Bischoff, June 16, 1933 in the Logan LDS Temple. They had ten children together: Rose, Frances Marie, James Bischoff, Aaron Dell, Lee Gordon, Raeburn Gleason, Robert Hamlin, Roger Benjamin, Joseph Chase and Royal Christian. Gladys died October 11, 1984.

Frank taught primarily vocal music, at Hinckley School, Millard County, Utah (1924-25); at Lovell School, Lovell, Wyoming (1925-27); and at Box Elder High School, Brigham City, Utah (1927-35). Was an Educational Advisor in the Civilian Conservation Corps (Zions Park, Cedar Breaks and Vernal, Utah), 1935-1940.

Frank earned a reserve commission in the U. S. Army through R.O.T.C. during college. This was part of his qualification for leadership in the Civilian Conservation Corps. In January 1941 he was called to active duty and served in the Army until the end of World War II, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

Frank completed a correspondence course in Law during his C.C.C. and military years. After the war, he completed law school at the University of Utah, was admitted to the Utah Bar in January, 1949, and maintained a solo practice in Salt Lake City until May 1979. During most of his legal career, he handled claims cases for Hartford Insurance Company. He was Farmington City Attorney for many years and served the Salt Lake County Aging Services Law Center the last few years until his retirment.

During the 1960's and early 1970's, Frank operated (in affiliation with his son, Ralph) a custom music recording business, producing record albums of school and other music groups (vocal and instrumental) throughout the region.

Frank lived, and was loved by his neighbors, in the following communities (all Utah, unless indicated): Riverside, Logan, Hinckley, Lovell (Wyoming), Brigham City, Cedar City, Vernal, LaJolla (California), Bremerton (Washington), Salt Lake City, Granger and Farmington.

Frank sang tenor in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for many years, traveling with the choir on several tours, including (with Gladys) the European Tour of 1955 for the dedication of the Swiss Temple and the groundbreaking of the London Temple. He served in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in many other callings, including bishop of the Granger 5th Ward, counselor of two stake presidents (Wm. Grant Bangerter and Iris B. Morgan) of the Granger Stake and first stake president of the Granger North Stake. In Farmington, Utah, he served as an instructor and as choir director. He and Gladys served a full-time mission to Pensacola, Florida, and as temple workers in the Ogden Temple. After Gladys' death, Frank served a mission in the Family History Mission at Salt Lake City. He never sought positions of prominence, but taught his family selfless service, such as through his devoted early morning beet thinning on the Stake Welfare Farm.

Frank was devoted to his family and to the church. He taught and exemplified the values of hard work, self-improvement through study, and complete honesty. He loved music, and shared his talents throughout his life. He demonstrated an un-matched respect for women, especially his mother, his wives and his daughters. He was normally quite serious, but he had a delightful and clever sense of humor. He was always willing to sacrifice to provide for his family or to render service to others.

Preceded in death by his parents; his two wives; his siblings and their spouses: Gleason and Leona, Keith, Marguerite and LeRoy Ward, Joanne (Joan) and John Barson, Varua and Jack Schiess, Esther Nelson, and Geneva and Herman Viehweg; Scholes and Bischoff brothers-and-sisters-in-law; his infant son: Robert H. Kennard. Survivors include a brother and brothers-and-sisters-in-law: Lon (L.H.) Kennard, III and Irma; Fred W. Nelson; Scholes family: Standley Scholes, J. Fred Scholes, Abbie Godfrey; Bischoff family: Rosa Vida Black, Pearl Mason, Rebecca Stevens, and Royal and Ruth Bischoff; children and their spouses (all Salt Lake Valley, unless noted): Winnifred (William H.) Call; Ralph (Theora), Bountiful; Dorothy (Oscar J.) Hendriksen; Rose (Merrill V.) Hoffman, Randolph, Utah; Marie (Glen L.) Tayler, Frederick, Maryland; James B. (Eleanor); Aaron D. (Sandi); Lee G. (Elaine), Provo; Raeburn G. (Nancy); Roger B. (Susan); Joseph C. (Debera), Farmington; and Royal C. (Suzanne), Farmington; 66 grandchildren; 100 great grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild, and spouses.

The family expresses a special thank-you to the kind and loving care-givers at Utah Valley Hospital, Neighborhood House, the Salt Lake Home, LDS Hospital, and St. Joseph Villa, who have helped make Dad's last years and days as pleasant as possible.

Funeral services will be held Monday, July 31, 1995 at 11 a.m. in the Farmington, Utah Stake Center, 347 South 200 West. Friends may call at Russon Brothers Bountiful Mortuary, 295 North Main, Sunday from 5-7 p.m. and Monday at the church from 9:30-10:30 a.m. prior to services. Interment will be in the Logan, Utah City Cemetery, Logan, at approximately 3:30 p.m.

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