Boyd Wecker

BOYD R. WECKER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Boyd Raymond Wecker, age 70, long time resident of Idaho Falls, and former manager of Farr's Jewelry, passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2005, in Bountiful, Utah. Boyd was born April 19, 1934, in Ogden, Utah. He was the son of Earl Francis Wecker and Eunice Shurtliff Wecker. Boyd was always industrious. As a young man he often held two or three jobs at once. These included working at an Ogden movie theater and in the family shoe store. Boyd graduated from Ogden High School and then went Utah State University, where he majored in business. While at USU he was a member of the Phi Kappa Alpha fraternity. His fraternity brothers were instrumental in bringing Boyd into activity in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Because of their influence, he decided to serve a mission. He was called to the Samoan and Fijian Islands, where he served a teaching mission. Boyd loved music, and his favorite assignment while on his mission was organizing the band at the island school where he taught. After his mission, Boyd returned to USU to finish his degree. At this time he met Dianna Lewis. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple on August 18, 1960. The newlyweds made their first home in Idaho Falls, where Boyd had recently opened a new business, Farr's Jewelry. Boyd was talented businessman. Through the years, he built Farr's into a very successful business. The annual Christmas Santa Gram contest was his creation, and he really enjoyed putting it together each year. Boyd retired from Farr's in 1992. After his retirement, Boyd served a mission at the LDS Church Cannery. He also enjoyed spending time at his cabin, woodworking, going out to lunch with friends, and visiting with his grandchildren. Boyd is survived by his three daughters, Julianna (Howard) Argyle of Pleasant Grove, Utah, Michelle (Corey) Miles of Star Valley, Wyoming, and Tricia (Kevin) Snyder of Syracuse, Utah, and his 14 grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister-in-law, Kay Wecker of Roy, Utah. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dianna Lewis Wecker, his parents, his sister, Patsy Ruth Wecker Hansen, and his brother, Francis Earl Wecker. Boyd loved cheese, red suckers, Island Park, barbershop quartets, motorcycles, nice cars, snow machines, sunning himself at the beach or by the pool, and a good mystery book. He also loved giving great gifts, helping people, his many friends and neighbors, and his family. We are all lucky we have so many great things to remember him by. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 22, 2005, at Wood Funeral Home, 273 North Ridge Avenue, Idaho Falls, Idaho. The family will greet friends from 10 to 11 a.m. at Wood Funeral Home. Interment will be at 11 a.m. Monday, January 24, 2005, next to his beloved wife, Dianna, in the Provo City Cemetery, 610 S. State Street, Provo, Utah, under the direction of Wood Funeral Home.