OBITUARY: Afton McKean Faust; of Delta, Millard co., Utah
surname: Millicam, McKean, Faust, Smith, Dustman, Smoot, Coray

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Afton McKean Faust
8/2/1916 ~ 11/22/2003

     Our loving mother, grandmother, and sister Afton McKean Faust passed away
on November 22, 2003. She will be remembered for her independence,
perfectionism and persistence.

     Afton was born August 2, 1916 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Corneila A.
Millicam and Franklin Lane McKean.

     She married Augustus F. Faust on April 30, 1941 in the Salt Lake Temple.

     She was a very supportive wife who kept their family in order while he
spent many summers abroad. As an active member of the LDS Church, she had many
callings including ward librarian and Relief Society president. Afton was also
an energetic volunteer at the Family History Library for many years, where she
was able to share her passion for genealogy. She was also a wonderful cook and
seamstress. Afton was an avid basketball and baseball fan, and loved attending
games at Derk's Field. She was a voracious reader and could converse,
intelligently, on almost any subject.

     She is survived by her daughters: Martha Smith, Tina (Todd Dustman),
Chelsea Faust; 10 grandchildren; sister, Barbara Smoot and sisters-in-law,
Eileen McKean and Ruth McKean.

     Preceded in death by her husband, Gus; son, Philip, one grandchild;
sister, Edith Coray and brothers, Franklin L. and Thomas M. McKean.

     Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 26, 2003, at 12:00
Noon at the Holbrook Mortuary, 3251 So. 2300 East, where friends may call
Tuesday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and on Wednesday morning from
10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. prior to the services. Interment: Murray City
Cemetery. 5600 South Vine Street (730 East). Funeral Directors: The Holbrook
Mortuary. 

     Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on 11/24/2003.