Frank served on the Ririe School Board, was active in community affairs and was always willing to help in any what he was needed
Frank served as a Sunday School Superintendent, High Priest Group Instructor, and in May of 1964 he and Jo were called to serve a mission in the Northwestern Canadian Mission, Peace River District. They moved to Grand Prairie, Albert, Canada, working hard to build a chapel in this far northern community. He was set apart by President N. Eldon Tanner. While in Canada, they made many friends and grew in the Gospel. Jo was very ill while there and it was a hard year for them, but they stuck with it and completed the chapel.
When it was finished, they accepted a call to go to Clovis, New Mexico. There they worked on a chapel and spent another year of toiling with volunteer labor and other challenges. They loved the southwest and again made many friends with whom they have kept in touch since they returned to Idaho. Frank was close to his brothers and sisters. He and Walt looked so much alike that they were often mistaken for each other. He enjoyed Jack, Albert, Jimmy, and Ted, and family reunions were ice cream eating contests for the Howard Brothers.
Frank was a kind; generous person and his code of honesty and integrity are unsurpassed.
Frank suffered a stroke in November and passes away Saturday, January 10th, 1981 at the University of Utah Medical Center, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is survived by his wife, Josephine of Ririe; a son, Paul of Kaysville, Utah; and three daughters; Mrs. Byron (Marion) Taylor of Idaho Falls; Mrs. Willard (Faye) Carroll of Salt Lake City, Utah; and Mrs. Port (Lucile) Wood of Ririe. He has 15 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by two sisters; Mrs. Ella Buck of Hall, Montana, and Mrs. Carrie Turner of Santa Monica, California, and two brothers; James, of Ephrata, Washington, and Walker of McCammon, Idaho.
Frank’s philosophy of life and the Gospel are exemplified by two scriptures. First, from the 13th Article of Faith: “We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous and in doing good to all men.” Second, from Third Nephi 13: 1-4, 19-21: “Verily, Verily I say, that I would, that ye should do alms unto the poor; but take heed-that ye do not your alms before men to be seen of them; otherwise, ye have no reward of your Father who is in Heaven.
Therefore, when ye shall do your alms-do not sound a trumpet before you, as will hypocrites do in the streets – that they may have glory of men. Verily I say into you, they have their reward. But when though doest alms, let no they left hand know what they right hand doeth. That thine alms may be in secret, and thy father, who seeth in secret, himself shall reward thee openly.
Lay not up for yourselves, treasure upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and thieves break through and steal. By lay up for yourselves, treasure in heaven where neither neight moth, nor rust doth corrupt and where thieves do not breathe through not steal.
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”
This was the Life Sketch given by Howard Moore, at Frank Howard’s funeral service, Wednesday, January 14th, 1981.
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