John Austin Frank Compiled by L. Arden Frank

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According to the book "Providence and her People," the 1st ward chapel was added on to in 1925-26. Austin worked many hours on the building and was generous in his donations. He took his family on trips to Bear Lake and Salt Lake City in the new Chevrolet touring car that he bought in 1928. In 1933, he went to the Ford plant in Detroit and drove home a new Ford truck. He also went to the Worlds Fair in Chicago on the way home.

The day Arden was born was the first time Austin G. hauled the milk. He was 15 years old. While Christena was in the hospital, Austin bought a G.E. monitor-top refrigerator to replace the old ice-box. He bought it from Les Nuhn and had it delivered before she got home.

Austin was the mayor of Providence for one term. At this time, much was accomplished on the culinary water system and many roads were paved.

John Austin - 1938

On the morning of March 15, 1938, Austin woke his son, Austin G., and told him that he was ill and that he would have to do the chores and haul the milk. In the evening, he was still sick so he asked Austin G. to go to Logan and pick up a friend, Mark Lawrence, who was going to show his souvenirs of the Spanish American War, to the Explorer Scouts in the ward. Mr. Lawrence asked to go see Austin when he was through at the ward. He visited a few minutes and was leaving when there was a noise in the bedroom. They returned to the room to find that Austin had passed away.

His family, friends, and neighbors were all shocked when he died so suddenly leaving a wife with five children to raise. He had been sick like this before and not known that it was his heart. His funeral was held on Sunday, March 20, 1938. There were many flowers and the flower carriers carried them the block and a half from the home to the church. At the time, it was the largest funeral ever held in the Providence ward. Every seat was taken and loud speakers were set up all through the building to handle the over flow. The speakers all spoke of his honesty and integrity, his willingness to help others, and his love of pure bred cattle and horses. Also his concern for the security of the country and his willingness to serve in trying to make it a better place for all of us to live. The wind started to blow as the funeral began and by the time the family got to the cemetery, it was a real blizzard.

John Austin Frank lived a very short but very good life. He was a great example for his descendants to follow.

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