Published in The Sierra Vista Herald (August 28, 2016):
On January 2, 1935, near Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, Marion and Violet Young ushered in their fifth child at about 9:30 on a Wednesday evening. He was a "big boy," weighing in at nine pounds. He pretty much went by the name "Frank" throughout his life. Frank had 5 brothers and 3 sisters and lived his teen years on a farm in southern Missouri, after traveling to Colorado and California in his earlier years. While most young boys were riding bikes, Frank was fascinated with "cowboy" things. He had a horse and saddle; he learned to rope and do tricks on his horse.
Frank attended a one-room elementary school through eighth grade. Frank had a thirst for knowledge and was the first of his family to attend high school. He would ride the 8 miles into town to school with the morning milk truck and try to get a ride home in the evenings, but sometimes he walked home. He was a "leftie," and I guess along with that came an artistic flare. He would draw pictures of horses most often and then sign his work with a wonderful and flamboyant signature.
Frank worked many jobs, in town and on farms, not completing his schooling, so at the age of 17, convinced his parents to sign the papers for him to join the military. He joined the US Navy Reserve, transferred to the US Air Force, and retired from the US Army.
One day after his 20th birthday, he married Elizabeth (Betty) Wohlford of Derby, Kansas, and they had three children, Robert Joseph, Beth Ann, and Belinda Eileen.
Frank's military career took him to Vietnam twice, and he was a decorated veteran. His highest awards include the Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star for valor, and two awards of the Purple Heart.
He would travel from time to time to maintain family relationships and encourage the younger generations. He helped his siblings and families when they needed help, from building a house, to moving, and general encouragement.
Frank loved his family. He enjoyed his children, his grandchildren, and his great-grandchildren. He was always the quick-witted, fun-loving, family member who could make a joke of a situation and ease tensions. He generally played the role of the peacemaker.
After his military career, Frank returned to school and earned a master's degree and worked traveling from hospital to hospital performing OSHA inspections. Here, too, he was the "counselor," and his co-workers came to him for advice.
After Frank retired, he resided in Hereford, Arizona, for a while before moving to Rio Rancho, New Mexico, and then returned to Sierra Vista, Arizona. He was active in the Catholic Church and was busy with the Knights of Columbus. He again used his artistic talents by creating artistic designs in his yard with various shades of rock. Frank, as throughout his life, thought of the "cowboys" and wrote poems and stories about them. There was something about that type of life that fascinated him.
At approximately 10:00 pm on August 17, 2016, Frank left this world, surrounded by his family, who bid him farewell and assured him that he was free to leave this world to enter into the unseen world that awaits us all.
A funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM Saturday, August 27, 2016, at Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church in Sierra Vista. Private interment will be at the Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Arrangements are by the Hatfield Funeral Home.
On January 2, 1935, near Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, Marion and Violet Young ushered in their fifth child at about 9:30 on a Wednesday evening. He was a "big boy," weighing in at nine pounds. He pretty much went by the name "Frank" throughout his life. Frank had 5 brothers and 3 sisters and lived his teen years on a farm in southern Missouri, after traveling to Colorado and California in his earlier years. While most young boys were riding bikes, Frank was fascinated with "cowboy" things. He had a horse and saddle; he learned to rope and do tricks on his horse.
Frank attended a one-room elementary school through eighth grade. Frank had a thirst for knowledge and was the first of his family to attend high school. He would ride the 8 miles into town to school with the morning milk truck and try to get a ride home in the evenings, but sometimes he walked home. He was a "leftie," and I guess along with that came an artistic flare. He would draw pictures of horses most often and then sign his work with a wonderful and flamboyant signature.
Frank worked many jobs, in town and on farms, not completing his schooling, so at the age of 17, convinced his parents to sign the papers for him to join the military. He joined the US Navy Reserve, transferred to the US Air Force, and retired from the US Army.
One day after his 20th birthday, he married Elizabeth (Betty) Wohlford of Derby, Kansas, and they had three children, Robert Joseph, Beth Ann, and Belinda Eileen.
Frank's military career took him to Vietnam twice, and he was a decorated veteran. His highest awards include the Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star for valor, and two awards of the Purple Heart.
He would travel from time to time to maintain family relationships and encourage the younger generations. He helped his siblings and families when they needed help, from building a house, to moving, and general encouragement.
Frank loved his family. He enjoyed his children, his grandchildren, and his great-grandchildren. He was always the quick-witted, fun-loving, family member who could make a joke of a situation and ease tensions. He generally played the role of the peacemaker.
After his military career, Frank returned to school and earned a master's degree and worked traveling from hospital to hospital performing OSHA inspections. Here, too, he was the "counselor," and his co-workers came to him for advice.
After Frank retired, he resided in Hereford, Arizona, for a while before moving to Rio Rancho, New Mexico, and then returned to Sierra Vista, Arizona. He was active in the Catholic Church and was busy with the Knights of Columbus. He again used his artistic talents by creating artistic designs in his yard with various shades of rock. Frank, as throughout his life, thought of the "cowboys" and wrote poems and stories about them. There was something about that type of life that fascinated him.
At approximately 10:00 pm on August 17, 2016, Frank left this world, surrounded by his family, who bid him farewell and assured him that he was free to leave this world to enter into the unseen world that awaits us all.
A funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM Saturday, August 27, 2016, at Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church in Sierra Vista. Private interment will be at the Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Arrangements are by the Hatfield Funeral Home.
Published in The Sierra Vista Herald (August 28, 2016):
On January 2, 1935, near Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, Marion and Violet Young ushered in their fifth child at about 9:30 on a Wednesday evening. He was a "big boy," weighing in at nine pounds. He pretty much went by the name "Frank" throughout his life. Frank had 5 brothers and 3 sisters and lived his teen years on a farm in southern Missouri, after traveling to Colorado and California in his earlier years. While most young boys were riding bikes, Frank was fascinated with "cowboy" things. He had a horse and saddle; he learned to rope and do tricks on his horse.
Frank attended a one-room elementary school through eighth grade. Frank had a thirst for knowledge and was the first of his family to attend high school. He would ride the 8 miles into town to school with the morning milk truck and try to get a ride home in the evenings, but sometimes he walked home. He was a "leftie," and I guess along with that came an artistic flare. He would draw pictures of horses most often and then sign his work with a wonderful and flamboyant signature.
Frank worked many jobs, in town and on farms, not completing his schooling, so at the age of 17, convinced his parents to sign the papers for him to join the military. He joined the US Navy Reserve, transferred to the US Air Force, and retired from the US Army.
One day after his 20th birthday, he married Elizabeth (Betty) Wohlford of Derby, Kansas, and they had three children, Robert Joseph, Beth Ann, and Belinda Eileen.
Frank's military career took him to Vietnam twice, and he was a decorated veteran. His highest awards include the Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star for valor, and two awards of the Purple Heart.
He would travel from time to time to maintain family relationships and encourage the younger generations. He helped his siblings and families when they needed help, from building a house, to moving, and general encouragement.
Frank loved his family. He enjoyed his children, his grandchildren, and his great-grandchildren. He was always the quick-witted, fun-loving, family member who could make a joke of a situation and ease tensions. He generally played the role of the peacemaker.
After his military career, Frank returned to school and earned a master's degree and worked traveling from hospital to hospital performing OSHA inspections. Here, too, he was the "counselor," and his co-workers came to him for advice.
After Frank retired, he resided in Hereford, Arizona, for a while before moving to Rio Rancho, New Mexico, and then returned to Sierra Vista, Arizona. He was active in the Catholic Church and was busy with the Knights of Columbus. He again used his artistic talents by creating artistic designs in his yard with various shades of rock. Frank, as throughout his life, thought of the "cowboys" and wrote poems and stories about them. There was something about that type of life that fascinated him.
At approximately 10:00 pm on August 17, 2016, Frank left this world, surrounded by his family, who bid him farewell and assured him that he was free to leave this world to enter into the unseen world that awaits us all.
A funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM Saturday, August 27, 2016, at Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church in Sierra Vista. Private interment will be at the Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Arrangements are by the Hatfield Funeral Home.
On January 2, 1935, near Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, Marion and Violet Young ushered in their fifth child at about 9:30 on a Wednesday evening. He was a "big boy," weighing in at nine pounds. He pretty much went by the name "Frank" throughout his life. Frank had 5 brothers and 3 sisters and lived his teen years on a farm in southern Missouri, after traveling to Colorado and California in his earlier years. While most young boys were riding bikes, Frank was fascinated with "cowboy" things. He had a horse and saddle; he learned to rope and do tricks on his horse.
Frank attended a one-room elementary school through eighth grade. Frank had a thirst for knowledge and was the first of his family to attend high school. He would ride the 8 miles into town to school with the morning milk truck and try to get a ride home in the evenings, but sometimes he walked home. He was a "leftie," and I guess along with that came an artistic flare. He would draw pictures of horses most often and then sign his work with a wonderful and flamboyant signature.
Frank worked many jobs, in town and on farms, not completing his schooling, so at the age of 17, convinced his parents to sign the papers for him to join the military. He joined the US Navy Reserve, transferred to the US Air Force, and retired from the US Army.
One day after his 20th birthday, he married Elizabeth (Betty) Wohlford of Derby, Kansas, and they had three children, Robert Joseph, Beth Ann, and Belinda Eileen.
Frank's military career took him to Vietnam twice, and he was a decorated veteran. His highest awards include the Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star for valor, and two awards of the Purple Heart.
He would travel from time to time to maintain family relationships and encourage the younger generations. He helped his siblings and families when they needed help, from building a house, to moving, and general encouragement.
Frank loved his family. He enjoyed his children, his grandchildren, and his great-grandchildren. He was always the quick-witted, fun-loving, family member who could make a joke of a situation and ease tensions. He generally played the role of the peacemaker.
After his military career, Frank returned to school and earned a master's degree and worked traveling from hospital to hospital performing OSHA inspections. Here, too, he was the "counselor," and his co-workers came to him for advice.
After Frank retired, he resided in Hereford, Arizona, for a while before moving to Rio Rancho, New Mexico, and then returned to Sierra Vista, Arizona. He was active in the Catholic Church and was busy with the Knights of Columbus. He again used his artistic talents by creating artistic designs in his yard with various shades of rock. Frank, as throughout his life, thought of the "cowboys" and wrote poems and stories about them. There was something about that type of life that fascinated him.
At approximately 10:00 pm on August 17, 2016, Frank left this world, surrounded by his family, who bid him farewell and assured him that he was free to leave this world to enter into the unseen world that awaits us all.
A funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM Saturday, August 27, 2016, at Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church in Sierra Vista. Private interment will be at the Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Arrangements are by the Hatfield Funeral Home.
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Sergeant First Class, US Army
Staff Sergeant, US Air Force
Vietnam War
Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and Air Medal
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