Florin Art Winn

Florin (Art) Winn, 85, passed away on Aug. 3, 2014 at the Franklin County Transitional Care Center after a courageous battle with COPD following a broken hip and back.  He gave it his all to fight his final battle of health problems.  He was born at his grandparents’ home in Clarkston, Utah on Jan. 23, 1929, the eldest son of Adelbert Ray and Gwennie May Thompson Winn. 

Art met his wife, Judy Pitcher Preheim and daughter, Mary, in 1987.  They married on July 23, 1988.  He never had any children of his own but always adored his beautiful Mary as if she were his own.  He started working at five years old for Alois Miller in his garden and brought home vegetables in his little red wagon to help feed his family.  He then worked for many farmers where he was in high demand because of his willingness to work.  Art worked off and on for the West Cache Canal where he became acquainted with the Roundy’s.  He began working for the Roundy’s for several years breaking up sagebrush and farming thousands of acres. 

He was drafted into the Army for two years in 1951 during the Korean War serving most of his time at Fort Riley, Kansas, with the 47th Engineers.  He attended engineering school at Fort Belvor, Virginia and later was put as a game warden at Fort Riley.  He then went to work for Convair & Rhor Aircraft making parts.  When he was laid off he went to Seattle and worked at Boeing for several years assembling aircraft and advancing to supervisor.  After purchasing and running a tavern in Lewiston, Idaho for three years, he began moving furniture across the U.S. and Canada for Bekins.

Art hauled lumber for one year and eventually ended up hauling sand and gravel for the last 26 years of his career except for two summers of panning for gold in Alaska.  He waived at everyone when going down the road, whether he knew them or not.  He never charged churches, widows or children for his work.  He hated to give up trucking but had no choice because of macular degeneration in his eyes and colon cancer surgeries.

In his later years, he enjoyed his daily walks and handing out pink mints to everyone.  He remained a story teller and jokester to his last days.  His love for everything country, especially John Wayne, never waivered- but his love for the Utah Jazz was when they were winning.

Art is survived by his wife, Judy of Fairview; his daughter, Mary Preheim of Las Vegas, Nevada; by a sister, Faye (Rex-deceased) Goodwin of Lewiston, Utah; a brother, Rex (Annette) Winn of Rigby, Idaho and by many nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his parents, by a brother, Ray Dean Win and by a sister and her husband, Shirley & Sherwin Nielsen.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, Aug. 11, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in the Fairview First Ward Chapel with Bishop Kip Rawlings conducting.  Friends may call Sunday from 6-8 p.m. at the church in Fairview and Monday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. also at the church in Fairview.  Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at www.webbmortuary.com