On July 15, 2009 Edith Hawkins Frandsen left this earth and returned home to her father in Heaven, where she joined her beloved husband.

Edith Hawkins Frandsen was born May 30, 1921 in Blanding, Utah the last of 13 children born to Alfred Davis Hawkins and Julia Ann Hurst Hawkins. She was the last of their 13 children because she was born 30 minutes later than her twin sister Edna. She and her family lived in Blanding until she turned nine when the family moved to Lewiston, Utah. Edith and her parents moved back to Blanding in the fall of 1937. She was the only child to move back to Blanding as all her siblings including her twin were now married. While there she was called to her first position in the church. She taught the four year old Sunday school class for three years. In the fall of 1944 Edith returned to Lewiston, Utah to work in the sugar factory and while there she met Wayne Lavell Frandsen. They became engaged before Thanksgiving. After Thanksgiving Edith returned to Blanding but returned to Lewiston in June of 1945. Edith and Lavell were married on August 21, 1945 in Salt Lake City, Utah and made their home in Cove, Utah. Their first child Julianne was born June 29, 1946 in Lewiston, Utah. In 1947 they moved for a short period of time to Clearfield, Utah while Lavell worked at the Clearfield naval Depot. The returned to Cove the same year this time moving onto what was known as the High Bear place up High Creek Canyon.
All the rest of their children were born while they were living there. Alfred Wayne, born May 20, 1948, Nada born July 4, 1950, Wendell Royce born February 24, 1952, Connie Lee born January 21, 1954, Laurel born September 5, 1955, Larry Nelse born April 4, 1957, Barry Thomas born September 29, 1958 and Kevin Perry born May 13, 1960. In June of 1960 they went to the Logan Temple were they were sealed for time and eternity. All of their children except Julianne, who was away from home working at that time, were also sealed to them. In June of 1966 they moved to Letha, Idaho and Edith went to work for the first time since she and Lavell were married. She worked for the next 12 years as a nursing assistant. In 1976 Edith and Lavell purchased the only home that they ever owned in Payette, Idaho. That was their last move as they remained in that home except for brief periods until their deaths. In June 1978 Lavell was seriously injured in a car accident. Edith was never able to work again as Lavell suffered brain damage and she became his caregiver. This task she did with great love and devotion for over six years. On July 24, 1984 Edith and Lavell went to the Boise Temple for a Triple Sealing Event. They were sealed to their daughter Julianne. Their son Alfred Wayne and his wife Beverly were sealed to one another and their son Fred was also sealed to them. Their daughter Connie Lee and her husband Richard were sealed and had their daughter Eugenia sealed to them. On August 18, 1984 Lavell suffered a stroke and passed away. Edith continued to live alone in their little home in Payette until May of 2000 when due to her failing health she moved in with her daughter Laurel and her family in Letha, Idaho. During all of that time Edith had often expressed her desire to return to her home in Payette. In 2004 her daughter Laurel's health was failing to the point that it was becoming very difficult for her to continue to care for Edith. At the same time it had become feasible for her daughter Julianne and her husband to move into Edith's home in Payette and care for Edith. So in September of that year she returned to her home in Payette. She was a wonderful and devoted wife and mother not only to her own children but to others as well. Often while her own children were growing she would be the only mother in the neighborhood that didn't work outside the home. This led to her home being filled not only with her kids when school was out for the day or all day in the summer months but most of the kids in the neighborhood. They all called her "Mom Frandsen". Edith loved all of them but at times that many children could lead to disaster. One particular time Edith had just taken bread out of the oven and went to Preston with Lavell on an errand. They intended to be back before all the kids got out of school but they didn't make it. Her own children as well as four or five of her neighborhood kids got home from school first and followed the sent of fresh made bread into the kitchen. There they discovered 12 loaves of fresh made bread under the cooling cloth. Of course the neighborhood kids wanted some as homemade bread was practically non-existent in their homes. "No, we had better not get into it", was Edith's sons reply. "Mom will get real mad." However, the temptation of all that fresh homemade bread and the creative minds of several hungry children proved to be too much. They soon decided that if they cut the end from just one of the loaves and they could scoop out the warm center and then put the end of the bread back and mom would be none the wiser when she got home. Bad plan! One loaf led to another and soon, in the bat of an eye, there were 12 loaves of hollow bread. There were also two jars of homemade jam and several quarters of butter missing. The neighborhood kids promptly remembered they had homework or chores to do when Edith and Lavell pulled into the yard. Edith's children quickly felt the full wrath of both parents and severe non-violent punishment was involved. Neighborhood kids decided that somewhere besides "Mom Frandsen's" was the proper place to play for several days. Edith was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and she held several positions in the church. She has served as a teacher in the Sunday School, and Primary, a Relief Society Visiting Teacher and a Sunday School Secretary. She filled all of these positions with great devotion and love for the Lord. Edith was a Foster Grandmother in the Head Start program for three years from 1997-2000. Edith was loved by many and will be greatly missed.

Funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 10:00 am at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Payette with interment to follow at Rosedale Memorial Gardens in Payette.