Kenneth R Farrington

Kenneth R Farrington 72, Passed away on March 9th after a 10 year battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Ken was born in Mt. Pleasant, Utah. Parents Franklin D Farrington and Lenore Kimball.
Ken is survived by his wife, Judith (Marcroft) Farrington, of 52 years, He also leaves behind his son Shawn (JaNae Peterson) Farrington, grandson (Christian Farrington), and sons Kirk Farrington, and Jason Farrington, Brother John Farrington, Sister Bonnie Newman, Sister in law Joyce Farrington. Also his cousins who were like his own brother and sister (Steven J Farrington), and (Susan Taylor).
As a Child he found his love of playing golf, playing and working daily at Nibley Park golf course with his brother Steve. He attended South High school, where he met the love of his life Judy Marcroft, They were married on October 20th, 1966 they had their honeymoon in Burley, ID at Ponderosa Inn. He worked very hard for everything he had in life, His work ethic was second to none. Ken started working for Consolidated Freightways on his 21st Birthday, where he retired after a 35 year career, he received many awards including a Driver of the Year in 1994 from the Utah Motor Transport association, which he was proud of until the day he passed. He was so proud to be a truck driver and a Teamster. Ken and Judy had their first child (Shawn) 3 days after he started on May 4th 1967. He loved being a father and the bread winner of the family. He loved sports of all kinds, he was on a bowling league for a few years, he played baseball and basketball for fun, and when his sons were older, he helped coach there basketball team with Larry Edwards. Golfing was his passion, he loved going with family and friends. He always looked forward to the yearly Golf trip to St. George with his brother Steve and boys Kirk and Jason, and his 3 annual Golf tournaments which he has played in for 30 plus years, Especially the Cub Classic because he got to play with all three of his boys, Shawn, Kirk, and Jason. They met their best friends Larry and Pat Edwards and family in the early 70’s, they did a lot of camping and traveling to many fun locations including several cruises which they thoroughly enjoyed. They also loved their outings with Hans and Inge Knubel. He always looked forward to the Saturday night dinner outings with friends and family. Ken loved his Utah Jazz, and also loved watching football and golf on TV. Ken also loved animals, especially his dogs, starting with Buffy in 1973, then Murphy in 1987 then Cleo (Ken’s best buddy) in 2004. She passed away in 2015 and Ken always wanted another dog, but much to his disappointment we never got one. After retirement he worked at River Oaks Golf Course (Dream Job!) for 14+ years. We know the reunion in heaven is wonderful as he has been reunited with his Mother Lola who died when he was 20 days old, his adopted parents Frank and Lenore and his brother Donnie. Our adored husband, father, grandfather and friend will continue to live on through many great memories.
Special thanks to Bristol Hospice and Beehive House memory Care.
A viewing will be held on Friday, March 15th 2019 from 6pm to 8pm at Fox Pointe Ward, 1465 W Bristol Ridge Rd, West Jordan, UT. A viewing will be held on Saturday, March 16th from 10:45am to 11:45am. Followed by an Open Sharing of memories at Fox Pointe Ward, 1465 W Bristol Ridge Rd, West Jordan, UT. Interment Saturday March 16th 2019 at 1:00PM at Redwood Mortuary and Cemetery 6500 S Redwood Road, Salt Lake City 84123.
In lieu of flowers please consider donating in Ken’s name to www.alzheimersresearchfoundation.com/make-a-donation/
Service Information
Viewing March 15, 2019 at 6:00 PM
1465 West Bristol Ridge Road, West Jordan, Utah





Viewing March 16, 2019 at 10:45 AM
1465 West Bristol Ridge Road, West Jordan, Utah





Celebration of Life
March 16, 2019 at 12:00 PM
1465 West Bristol Ridge Road, West Jordan, Utah