Clark County NV Archives Obituaries.....Farnsworth, Frances November 9, 1983
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Las Vegas Review Journal, 11/10/1983
PROMINENT VEGAN DIES



Frances Farnsworth, the last surviving original member of the Mesquite Club and 
a prominent figure in Las Vegas and the Methodist Church for more than 70 
years, died at Valley Hospital Wednesday.

Farnsworth, 95, came to the valley with her husband, David, in 1909, according 
to her family.  Together with two friends, she started the Mesquite Club in 
1910 after noticing the need for a women's organization.

The club, located at 702 E. St. Louis Ave., is the oldest women's cultural and 
social group in Las Vegas.  One of the club's first activities involved 
planting 1,100 trees  in the area around Second, Third and Fourth streets to 
provide shade for pedestrians in the area.  Many of those trees are still 
standing.

Farnsworth was one of the original organizers and members of the Las Vegas 
Methodist Church, which was started in 1905.  She also was a member of the 
Nevada Foundation of Women's Clubs, Hostess Club, Southern Nevada Community 
Concert Association, U-Wah-Un Study Club and, during the war years, an active 
supporter of the Red Cross.

Born Feb. 3, 1888 in Webb City, Mo., Farnsworth moved to Southern California 
with her family in 1901.  She married David on Aug. 22, 1908 and moved with him 
to Las Vegas a year later.

Their first child, now Dorothy Preston, was the first child born in Clark 
County after it separated from Lincoln County on July 1, 1909.

Except for a brief return to California in the 1920s, Farnsworth was a 
permanent resident of Las Vegas.  She had a passion for history and antiques 
and owned a valuable collection of plates and glassware.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Palm Memorial Park.  The viewing 
will begin Thursday at 9 a.m. at Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St.

Survivors include her daughter Dorothy, sons-in-law O. W. Preston and E. L. 
Casey of Las Vegas, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

The family has asked that memorials be made to Gallaudet College for the Deaf 
in Washington, D. C., 20002, in lieu of flowers. 

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