Lynne Stone Francom

Lynne peacefully passed away on October 25, 2025 at the age of 82 in the presence of her loving husband, children, siblings, dear friends, and her angelic caretakers at the Sagewood Memory Care Center. Born minutes before her twin sister Rae on March 18, 1943 to Zelda and Dwight Stone at the hospital in Driggs Idaho, Lynne was raised under meager circumstances on the Teton Valley farm in a small three bedroom home shared with her 4 brothers and 3 sisters. When they weren’t busy working the farm, for entertainment they sang and danced while Lynne’s dad played the fiddle. In addition to farming, Dwight was Teton County Clerk for 34 years and bishop of the local LDS ward for 20 years. He and Zelda raised Lynne with a deep love and faith in Jesus Christ, which she did her best to pass on to her 8 children. Lynne graduated as valedictorian from Teton High School before going to Rick's college in the nursing school program. After college, she began working at the LDS hospital in Salt Lake City as a Registered Nurse. She loved working there and shared stories of rubbing shoulders with church leaders, including David O McKay, as a patient, and President Nelsen who was also working there at the time as a heart surgeon. While in Salt Lake City, her roommate set her up on a blind date. That blind date turned into the love of her life, Steve Francom. They were sealed for time and all eternity in the Idaho Falls Temple in a double wedding ceremony with her twin sister Rae and Bruce Bigler. After getting married, they rented an apartment in SLC before moving to Vernal then to Mt Pleasant. They then moved to Logan before ultimately settling in North Logan to finish raising all 8 kids. Lynne went back to school after most of the kids were grown to renew her nursing license and help pay for her five sons as they went on LDS missions. Near the end of her career, as a Lactation Specialist at the Logan hospital, she loved teaching classes and spent her days blessing the lives of countless mothers as they nursed their newborns. She adored children and babies and was often found making sure all the grandchildren were well fed and had fun. She and Steve worked together for a while at the hospital with the new babies and families of adopted children. They fostered one of those children for a few months. Family was everything to Lynne, she loved getting together for the holidays and family reunions. She was often on the phone with her twin sister. She liked camping and “get lost trip” adventures. When Steve retired they moved to St. George for a few years but started missing being close to grandkids so they moved back North to Herriman. In retirement Lynne served two senior missions with Steve, first in Oklahoma and then second in Alaska where they were able to live close to her youngest son Daniel and help with his young children. Serving in the church was something she always loved to do and she loved her Heavenly Father. She made sure all of her children and grandchildren knew that she had a testimony of the Savior and the restored church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. A common memory of all her children was frequently finding their mother kneeling at her bedside praying for her family. She also loved playing the piano and singing hymns and primary songs. Reading and philosophizing about life with friends and family was something she frequently enjoyed as well. Lynne had a passion for helping others which was evident right up to the moment of her passing as she continually served and brought joy to everyone around her. When her memory declined, she lived at Sagewood Memory Care for several years. While there she continued to make her “nursing rounds” to check on other residents and the staff as if they were her hospital patients or her own family. Lynne and Steve have 8 children, 27 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren all of them thriving in the light she provided. She is preceded in death by her parents; Dwight and Zelda, older brother Berkley, younger brother Paul and survived by the rest of her siblings; Carol, Rae, Melvin (Teresa), Grace (Lou), Sam (Shari), her loving husband, Steve, and all their children and grandchildren.

Lynne Stone Francom

March 18, 1943 - October 25, 2025